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5 things I wish I knew when I first learned programming

When I was new to programming, I focused way too much on learning the syntax, especially the brackets, the semicolons, and ...
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Mastering Code: The Absolute Best Books to Learn Programming Languages

We’ve put together a list of some of the best books to learn programming languages, covering everything from writing clean ...
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These Linguists Are Creating a New Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages—With Help From ‘Curse Tablets’ and Roman Records

An ogham stone in Cornwall, England BabelStone via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers say they are compiling the first-ever dictionary of ancient Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
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R language is making a comeback – Tiobe

The R language for statistical computing has creeped back into the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity. “Programming language R is known for fitting statisticians and ...