Virtually all compilers — programs that transform human-readable source code into computer-executable machine code — are vulnerable to an insidious attack in which an adversary can introduce targeted ...

In hospitals, "grand rounds" has a certain connotation. It's usually an early-morning talk given by an eminent speaker (and old friend of the department chair). The talk is dry, the coffee is bitter, ...

Peter looks at how rewriting some complex code -- purely to make it easier to read -- eliminates the need for writing comments. He even adds a comment to some code. In a previous column, I discussed ...

You can’t make a breakthrough without breaking something: systems that don’t support us all, barriers that prevent access, mindsets that no longer serve us. Explore these stories to learn more.

Monday, April 8, marked the launch of Code Switch, our new blog covering race, ethnicity and culture. To commemorate the blog's launch, all week we solicited stories about code-switching — the ...

Minutes after I arrived here in Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif., for the Code Conference on Tuesday, someone sidled up to me with a rumor: Re/code was being acquired by digital media pioneer Vox. The ...

Last week, Dicey Dungeons creator Terry Cavanagh celebrated the 10th anniversary of an earlier game, VVVVVV, by releasing its source code to the public. In layman’s terms, this means that the average ...