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Coding event returns to in-person format

  • Hack Appleton’s first in-person hack-a-thon since 2019 took place Sunday at UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities
  • The event began in 2009 as the brainchild of Ivan Fan, who founded the Appleton Youth Education Initiative
  • Middle and high school students used coding and programming languages ​​to create projects along the theme of “The Future”
  • Video shows students interacting with each other and the event’s organizers discussing its significance

(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)

Students in this generation can learn how to code from the Internet alone — and that was on display at Hack Appleton. Middle and high

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Detroit’s WDET-FM drops national shows in favor of new local programs

Although WDET-FM (101.9) will mark its 75th anniversary next month, it’s not getting older, it’s getting more local.

Detroit’s public radio station will soon increase its local programming by about 40%, according to program director Adam Fox.

“This is a signal that WDET is sending to its community that we know this city deserves a public radio station that is truly devoted to what’s special and amazing and important about Detroit,” Fox says of the imminent scheduled makeover.

“Don Was Motor City Playlist,” which now is on at 10 pm Fridays, will move to the 8-10 pm slot that same night. It features the hosting team of Was and Ann Delisi.

The changes, which began Feb. 5 on WDET’s airwaves, app and web livestream, will require some major revamping of the weekday

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Study: Java is the most-used programming language

The latest study released by New Relic showed that Java 17 user adoption grew 430% in one year following its release in 2021. However, according to the software development company’s State of the Java Ecosystem Report, Java 8 and Java 11 remain the most-used versions.

The findings mean Java is the most dominant platform in modern development.

“Our study attests to Java’s enduring popularity with software developers in every industry and sector as the ecosystem evolves. With the release of Java 17, the platform remains the programming language of choice to support development and growth in the cloud,” Peter

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Psychology programming at CES 2024 to focus on intersection of humans, technology

Washington — Making social media safer for kids, using games to promote prosocial behavior and reduce violence and managing ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence are some of the topics to be presented in a new programming track developed by the American Psychological Association for CES 2024.

Working with the Consumer Technology Association®, APA will launch PsyTech at CES, a look at how psychological science intersects with and influences technology at CTA’s annual Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 9–12, 2024, in Las Vegas.

As the science of human behavior, psychology plays a significant role in advancing technology. Psychological researchers are engaged across

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This Year’s Top Computer Programming Certifications

There’s no denying that software runs the world, and underpinning all excellent software is well-written code. Programming skills are considered among the most in-demand career skills in today’s IT environment, so it makes sense to hone and sharpen your programming expertise.

Today’s computer programming certifications are as much about development platforms and environments as specific programming languages. The best programming certifications include an interesting mix of language-focused or language-specific credentials – like C/C++ certifications – and platform or operating system-oriented credentials like Microsoft’s Azure Developer Associate certification or CompTIA’s Linux+ certification.

Read on for the best programming, platform and operating

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What’s new in the Rust programming language

The unique approach of the Rust programming language results in better code with fewer compromises than C, C++, Go, and the other languages ​​you probably use. It also gets updated regularly, often every month.

Where to download the latest Rust version

If you already have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup, you can access the latest version via the following command:

$ rustup update stable

The new features in Rust 1.76.0

Described as relatively minor by the Rust Release Team, Rust 1.76 was unveiled February 8 and offers ABI compatibility updates. A new ABI compatibility section in function

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CNN Announces Morning Programming Reshuffle

Nearly six months after announcing programming changes that mainly affected its primetime lineup, CNN is rolling out a new set of programming changes occurring during its morning and daytime hours.

The biggest change was the end of CNN This Morning as the network’s flagship morning news program, which was the brainchild of former CNN president Chris Licht. The morning show, which had evolved from a three-person team of Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins to a show helmed by Harlow and Phil Mattinglywill now be replaced by another Licht program, CNN News Central, which seems to

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Ryan Sharkey Joins The CW as Senior VP Programming (Exclusive)

The CW has found its new programming exec.

NBCUniversal alum Ryan Sharkey has joined the Nexstar-controlled broadcast network as senior vp programming and content strategy. Sharkey will report to CW president of entertainment Brad Schwartz and fill the void created by the June departure of Kevin Levy.

Levy, who was with The CW since its launch in 2006, had served as exec vp program planning, scheduling and acquisitions. While Sharkey’s title differs from Levy’s, the role is effectively the same. Sharkey will lead scheduling and acquisitions teams and be based in New York while also spearheading the network’s growth and

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