John Dorer is CEO of New York City-based EB3.work, a staffing consultancy that helps employers fill positions when they can’t hire locally. Opinions are the author’s own. The labor shortage in the ...

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after the largest ...

A simple, scalable hospital program improved hand hygiene, sped up sepsis treatment, and sharply reduced severe infection outcomes, showing how small, coordinated changes can save mothers’ lives even ...

Envisioning a world where regular folk, just like you, can thrill to the majesty, the mystery, and the wonder of Tom Hanks’ haircuts getting slightly less regrettable over time, author Dan Brown has ...

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Learn how to build a simple and efficient iron farm in Minecraft 1.20 and newer versions. This design works for both Java and Bedrock editions, and is suitable for survival worlds. The farm uses golem ...

Tech leaders have been adamant that artificial intelligence will forever change industries, jobs, and skills. That remains to be seen in most industries, but in the world of software engineering, AI ...