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 ...

I’m starting up to solve a problem I care deeply about…. Should I learn how to code to build out a prototype? Should I outsource development initially? Should I study computer science? These are ...

BBC Basic did a lot of things, and often quite well. During the early 1980s, it extended the BASIC languages with easier loop structures, like IF/THEN/ELSE, and ran faster than Microsoft’s version. It ...

New research might widen access to learning computer programming. Source: skynesher/iStock It is routinely assumed that to be a computer programmer—to write code, in other words—you need to be good at ...

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 no longer just for boy geniuses or technology nerds. Basic coding has tangible uses in your everyday life as a business owner. People who know some form of code are now everywhere.

OUT of the way, human, I’ve got this covered. A machine learning system has gained the ability to write its own code. Created by researchers at Microsoft and the University of Cambridge, the system, ...