One of the interesting features of the 8086 back in 1978 was the provision for “string” instructions. These took the form of prefixes that would repeat the next instruction a certain number of times.

The most common type of data to manipulate in most applications is textual data, which developers usually store in strings. String handling has always been a strong point for the Basic family of ...

Take advantage of best practices for using StringBuilder to reduce memory allocations and improve the performance of your string operations. Strings are immutable types in .NET. Whenever you modify a ...

String theory began over 50 years ago as a way to understand the strong nuclear force. Since then, it’s grown to become a theory of everything, capable of explaining the nature of every particle, ...

I listened recently to a Channel 9 recording of Anders Hejlsberg, Brian Beckman, and Erik Meijer that caught me by surprise. Brian praised VB's dynamic features, yet said he used C# because it had ...

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages in recent years, with developers of all levels using it for everything from web development to data analysis. If you're new to coding or ...