12 Best Static Code Analysis Tools in 2026 (Free and Commercial, Compared)
A comparison of 12 static analysis tools, anchored by a hands-on test showing no single analyzer found more than five of eight planted defects.
How to Send Email using PHP
A detailed guide on PHP mail sending options with examples of using the built-in mail function(), PHPMailer, Symfony, and third-party mail service providers such as Amazon SES, SendGrid and GetResponse.
Stockfish – An Open Source Chess Game Engine
Stockfish is an open source game engine and one of the best CPU chess engines in the world. It is free and Universal Chess Interface (UCI) compliant, distributed under under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL v3). It is a fork of Glaurung engine, which is an open-source engine, developed by Tord Romstad and released in fall 2004. Glaurung was written in C and later versions were completely written in C++. The authors of this game engine are Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski and Gary Linscott.
Errors: To Fail or To Recover?
The environment in which your code runs is imperfect: users will provide invalid inputs, external systems will go down, and your code and other code around it will often contain some number of bugs. Given this, errors are inevitable; things can and will go wrong, and as a result you can’t write robust and reliable code without thinking carefully about error cases.
How Can Programmers Upskill in 2026 and Beyond?
It’s a good time for existing programmers to leverage their capabilities. This means that existing programmers must upskill and reskill so they can play a broad range of roles. Here are four steps to help you upskill new programmers: Identify skills needed now and later, Ask for your organization’s support, Join bootcamps and online coding courses, Find on-the-job learning opportunities.
Book Review – Software Architecture with C++
Overall this is a good reference book to have in the shelf. This is highly recommended book on C++ for relatively experienced programmers and knowledge of C++. The authors share practical code example with most of the design principles discussed in this book.
Unreal Engine — Epic Games’ Game Engine: Features, Games & How to Start
Unreal Engine powers everything from Fortnite to Game-of-the-Year winners. Here’s how UE5’s Nanite and Lumen work, the games it built, Unreal vs Unity, pricing, and how to start.
Rock, Paper, Scissors Game in C++: Complete Tutorial with Source Code (2025)
Learn to build a Rock, Paper, Scissors game in C++ with this complete tutorial. Includes working source code, modern C++ random number generation, game logic explanation, and best practices for beginners.
StepMania Game Engine: Free Dance and Rhythm Game
StepMania is an open-source game development engine written in C++, Assembly and Lua. It is not only a game development engine but also a cross-platform rhythm video game. StepMania was initially created as an emulator for Dance Dance Revolution, a game series of Konami arcade and has progressed since into an extendable rhythmic game development engine that has enough capability to support a number of rhythmic game options.
Is C++ a Good Programming Language for Kids?
Coding is undoubtedly among the greatest skills anyone can have in the current digital era. With the advancing and increased use of technology, programming has become an important skill, mostly because most websites and apps depend on it. That said, C++ is among the commonly used programming languages that most students in kid’s coding classes easily wonder whether they should start learning it or not.
The list of top programming scholarships in the US
Tertiary education doesn’t allow many talented and ambitious students to earn a degree. Tuition fees are alarmingly high, and the authorities don’t seem to be changing the situation. If you can relate to this issue, this article is for you. It contains the best programming scholarships in the US that will cover the most (or all) of your expenses when doing a computer science degree.
Spring Game Development Engine
Spring is a free and multipurpose 3D Real-time Strategy (RTS) game engine. For scripting game specific code, it has extensively used “Lua” in order to make almost each aspect of the engine customizable, from AI unit to GUI, to path finding. Some part of the engine are also developed in C++. It is a cross-platform engine, which provides support for Windows, Linux and OS X. Spring is an open source software.