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Stop writing nested IFs and IFS formulas in Excel: Use SWITCH instead

A common criticism of Excel's SWITCH function is that it only handles exact matches, such as turning the number 1 into the word "Active." If you want to use greater-than or less-than symbols, most ...
InfoWorld

8 old programming languages developers won’t quit

Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages ...

GhostPoster attacks hide malicious JavaScript in Firefox addon logos

A new campaign dubbed 'GhostPoster' is hiding JavaScript code in the image logo of malicious Firefox extensions counting more ...

JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

Thirty years ago, Netscape and Sun Microsystems introduced JavaScript as a new, cross-platform scripting language for building internet applications. Brendan Eich, the language's original designer, ...
How-To Geek on MSN

An introduction to property-based testing using fast-check and JavaScript

I will explain what property-based testing (PBT) is and how it solves these problems. What is property-based testing (PBT)? At a very high level, it injects thousands of random values into ...
IEEE

On Code Example-Aided Just-In-Time Learning for Programming Education

Abstract: Context: Programming education keeps facing chal-lenges. A significant challenge is the mismatch between the increasing student demand and the shortage of teaching workforce on personal ...