Now the challenge is figuring out how to make creating code as easy as using it. Osmo does that by turning abstract “building blocks” of computer programs into actual, real-world building blocks.

Microsoft today announced Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition. This new extension will teach kids how to code with the help of an assistant within the building block video game. Code ...

This week, the Ryan School participated in the “Hour of Code,” an annual international effort started three years ago to teach children the basics of computer programming, or coding.

Microsoft wants to turn kids' love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning.

They've designed a set of blocks---physical, electrical blocks---that you can snap together to form a real program. Using these blocks, you could create a musical instrument or an automated toy or ...

This programming language gives you programs that resemble modern art. It’s fortunately a feature of the language, dubbed Piet after the famed abstract painter Piet Mondrian. The language use… ...

Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman will receive this year’s Turing Award, sometimes described as the Nobel Prize of computing, for their work on the fundamental concepts that underpin computer ...

President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American students with the computing skills they need to thrive in a digital ...

Mastering the C programming language - a classic code environment used to build software, apps, and whole operating systems - is a great skill, and Mac OS X makes it easy to learn. Here's how to ...