Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages... On this occasion we speak to Steve Bourne, creator of the Bourne shell, or sh.

The Internet has always been a place for corroboration and communication, but most Internet communities have degraded substantially. There are large numbers of communities devoted exclusively to sexual talk, and others that focus on illegal activities such as attacking servers or piracy. Here and there, good communities spring up and foster information exchange as well as general chatting.