Many times when someone tells you that language X is “better” at something they really mean that it has better built-in libraries for that task. Java is a great example. The language isn’t all that ...

When undergraduates start looking for source materials for a paper, librarians expect them to consult study guides, but most students don’t use the guides, and many don’t even know they exist, ...

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Solid Sands is now qualifying “all versions of the C standard library specification, not just a sub-set that is commonly used or a sub-set that fits on a restricted embedded target” following an ...

Instead of depending on a customer service assessment by an external agency to improve your library, why not develop your own? Find out 10 things to include in your bespoke standard Customer service ...

Over the past few months, I have received several emails and print notices about the Public Engagement Initiative on behalf of the Fairfax County Public Library System – to improve public trust and ...

The Arduino IDE is extremely similar to C++, but judging from the sketches you can find on the Internet, you’d never know it. Simpler Arduino projects can make do with just toggling IO pins, reading ...