Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

Invented by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, BASIC was first successfully ...
Education Week

Cracking the Code: Schools Make Computer Coding a Powerful Learning Tool

Thanks again for joining us for today’s free live chat on schools making computer coding a powerful learning tool. We’ll be getting underway with Michelle in just about 10 minutes. In the meantime, ...
WTHR

IPS elementary students use robots to learn how to code computers

INDIANAPOLIS — It's not every day you come across someone who knows how to code a computer, especially if that person is an elementary student. At Indianapolis Public Schools' Ernie Pyle Elementary ...
MIT Technology Review

Learning to code isn’t enough

Historically, learn-to-code efforts have provided opportunities for the few, but new efforts are aiming to be inclusive. A decade ago, tech powerhouses the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon ...
Forbes

Should Everyone Learn To Code? 15 Tech Pros Weigh In On Why Or Why Not

Today’s world is growing more and more tech-driven. For example, coding is becoming a must-know for professionals in the technology industry, among others. Because of this, many new workers—whether ...
Computerworld

For young students, a C# coding workshop for kids

As the need for mobile apps developers increases and interest in computer science courses wanes, professional educator-programmers are reaching out to a younger generation of potential coders: ...