Learning programming introduces students to solving problems, designing applications, and making connections online. We are witnessing a remarkable comeback of computer programming in schools. In the ...

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

What is a computer program? Computer programs consist of a set of commands that the computer must execute. The computer executes the commands as it reads the file (from top to bottom) until it reaches ...

To quote William Ting's earlier answer: "JavaScript will stay relevant as long as people use the internet." 1. So, JavaScript will be relevant forever. With the maturity and robustness of mobile ...

A co-worker recently recommended that I read Knuth's classic "The art of computer programming". I have a lot of respect for this co-worker, but then I've heard some negative things about these ...

Being the only girl, coupled with being the only Hispanic student, in many of the computer science classes and programs Athena Coco Hernandez was in, was a lot. Don’t misunderstand, though. It wasn’t ...

The 60-year-old programming language that powers a huge slice of the world’s most critical business systems needs programmers Some technologies never die—they just fade into the woodwork. Ask the ...

Software is computer code that tells a computer how to perform a specific task. There are many kinds of software, including operating systems, applications, and malware. Software can be distributed ...

“Women are ‘naturals’ at computer programming.” So said the pioneering programmer Grace Hopper in a 1967 Cosmopolitan article. Programming, she explained, is “just like planning a dinner”: It requires ...