Visual Studio Magazine

Simulated Annealing Optimization Using C# or Python

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research shows how to implement simulated annealing for the Traveling Salesman Problem (find the best ordering of a set of discrete items). The goal of a combinatorial ...
TechRepublic

TIOBE Programming Index News – November 2025: C# Closes In on Java

TIOBE Programming Index News – November 2025: C# Closes In on Java Your email has been sent The November 2025 TIOBE Index brings another twist below Python’s familiar lead. C solidifies its position ...
InfoWorld

C# rises in Tiobe language popularity index

C#, Microsoft’s object-oriented, cross-platform, open source language for the .NET platform, has become the fastest-growing language on Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity. C# may ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Quantum-Inspired Annealing Using C# or Python

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research explains a new idea that slightly modifies standard simulated annealing by borrowing ideas from quantum mechanics. The goal of a combinatorial optimization ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft’s C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code reaches GA

C# Dev Kit, a Visual Studio Code extension for “editor first” C# development, has reached general availability, Microsoft announced on October 4. The extension leverages C# language services and helps ...