The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

In this video, I teach you how to perform three visual and easy pen magic tricks. These tricks will still require a little bit of practice but you should learn them pretty quickly. The first trick is ...

Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...

Whether you're writing the next hit computer game or creating a simple drawing program, you may need to know where a user's mouse cursor lies on the computer screen. Visual Basic developers have a ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

Many people, one way or another, got started programming computers using some kind of Basic. The language was developed at Dartmouth specifically so people could write simple programs without much ...

In today’s visually-driven world, the use of powerful visuals can be an incredibly effective way to create a lasting and impactful impression. As a visual medium, I think photography is one of the ...

Past research has suggested that people's cultural differences may result in differences in basic visual perception. New research found no evidence that these differences play a significant role in ...

How to use VBA to reach the beginning and end of a Microsoft Word document Your email has been sent Visual Basic for Applications is the language behind the Office apps that allows you to automate ...