Until recently, I thought of computer coding as being pretty much limited to turtleneck-clad, vegan geniuses in Silicon Valley, or enigmatic hackers bent on overthrowing corrupt governments. Obviously ...

When you’re just starting to learn to code, it’s hard to tell if you’ve got the basics down and if you’re ready for a programming career or side gig. Learn Python The Hard Way author Zed A. Shaw has a ...

Demand for programmers has surged since 2008. Programmers rarely have trouble finding a job, and college students are flocking to computer science as a safe route to employment. During a week of ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

Years ago, I wrote a piece suggesting that computer coding should be a basic requirement in junior high schools. I compared it to a required class I myself took in grade school: Typing, a skill that ...

We've seen plenty of games that teach kids the basics of coding, but it's rare to see the big game publishers embrace the "edutainment" sector. The latest coding game, though, comes from Ubisoft, the ...