Knowing how to program a computer is good for you, and it’s a shame more people don’t learn to do it. For years now, that’s been a hugely popular stance. It’s led to educational initiatives as ...

Learning to code is a lot easier once you know the basics. We got you started with JavaScript, but if you want to get an idea of how that translates into a language like Java, which can be used to ...

Programs close programsSequences of instructions for a computer. are designed using common building blocks. These building blocks, known as programming concepts (or programming constructs), form the ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

Five months ago, it was just an idea. Now it’s a reality. This week, more than 12 million people already have done an hour of computer programming as part of the Hour of Code campaign, which coincides ...

Toy and game developers have responded. One recent entry — and, for young children, one of the best — is the iPad-exclusive Osmo Coding by Tangible Play. Using plastic bricks that represent computer ...

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 ...

One of the roles our education system is supposed to play is to prepare kids to be responsible citizens, with the skills needed to be successful in adulthood. All of the various classes — starting in ...