When the Hour of Code launched in 2013, I set aside my English curriculum for one day so my eighth graders could experiment with computer coding. There was just one problem: I had never written a line ...

When my child first asked about coding, I did what most parents do — I searched “Scratch coding classes for kids” and got a wall of results. What I didn’t realize at first is that “Scratch” itself isn ...

It’s a Sunday morning at East Dulwich Picturehouse in South London, and a group of three- and four-year-old children is playing in a backroom. But not with cars or dolls. Instead, they are learning ...

IEEE Spectrum reports that computer science professors now teach problem-solving skills and debugging in intro classes, so students need to know how to validate AI-written code early on. Another vital ...

From smartphones to smart cars, technology is everywhere in our modern lives. It doesn't matter what industry you work in or what you do with your leisure time; everyone needs at least some tech ...

Google today announced that Grasshopper, its tool for teaching novices how to code, is now available on the desktop, too, in the form of a web-based app. Back in 2018, Grasshopper launched out of Area ...

If you’re thinking of a career change, learning to code can give you the skills necessary to land a rewarding tech position at a big-name company like Apple and Amazon. Knowing how to code expands ...

On July 12, 2014, Macie Cooper, then a 15-year-old, made a strong statement about her future in her journal. It was definitive; she left nothing to the imagination. “I have officially decided on this ...

As a computer scientist and a musician studying at the University of Connecticut, I've taken quite a few courses over these ...