I have a bunch of Bash scripts that help me keep my files organized. They’re useful enough that I keep using them, although running everything through the terminal gets cumbersome. I have to keep ...

Some IT professionals who use PowerShell regularly might think they know everything about the scripting language, but they'd be wrong. PowerShell has many undocumented or lesser-known features. You ...

Google Home’s web script editor is getting a new “Help me script” feature. The generative AI feature creates all the code for you from scratch when you tell it what routine you want. It’s currently ...

Office Scripts in Excel offer a structured way to automate repetitive tasks, making it easier to manage large datasets or streamline workflows. Built into the “Automate” tab of Excel’s ribbon, this ...

Three years ago, I wrote an article for JavaWorld called “Java Scripting Languages: Which Is Right for You?” When I collected the interpreters to compare, I tried to choose ones that seemed a good fit ...

Test projects give you a way to exercise your code to see if it works but they're also part of your project's "permanent record." If all you want to do is try something out with some throwaway code, C ...

When I was little, I loved fireworks. Since childhood, the Fourth of July has always been my favorite holiday. And so as a kid, I saved money from Christmas until July to get some cool things that go ...

Anaconda has released PyScript.com, a free coding platform for creating web applications with data interactivity and computation based on Python. The platform is now generally available for free as a ...

Coding is an essential skill across almost every technological discipline today, and cybersecurity is no exception. Cybersecurity professionals must understand coding concepts to correctly interpret ...