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Debunking the “Conspiracy” around Learning to Code When people want to learn to code, they often turn to a learn-to-code site. These sites show a list of buzzwords and a solution, assuming the reader will follow right along—except the typical reader can’t. It's as if there’s a conspiracy trying to make writing code look hard. Fear not—there isn't. |
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Should Non-IT Professionals Learn to Code? Globally, there has been a lot of push in the last year to generate more coding awareness among non-IT professionals. However, even for those who agree that coding is important, there are differing opinions about who should learn it. What is vital is understanding the end goal of learning to code. |
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The New Foreign Language: Computer Programming? Spanish or JavaScript? This is a question public school students in the US could be asking themselves as they choose their future courses. In several states, government officials are pushing to have programming languages count for a student's foreign language requirements. |
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Do Testers Need Programming Skills? To more technically understand the product under development and to automate tests, including developing test frameworks and customizing tools to meet the team’s testing needs, programming skills definitely come in handy for a tester. Should testers absolutely need to know how to program? |
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Are Your Kids Coding Yet? Sign Them Up for the Hour of Code Code.org is launching a program called the "Hour of Code"—a nationwide effort to introduce computer science to ten million students, coinciding with Computer Science Education Week in December 2013. Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, and more than one hundred other partners are participating. |
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Teen Creates Global Online Coding Competition for High Schoolers "I had an idea to create a competition for high school students around the world, like me, who want to create something but don’t have a place to do it.” That was the motivation for Ethan Eirinberg, the sixteen-year-old founder of the CreateHS coding competition, which emphasizes—yes—creativity. |
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Kids in Swaziland to Learn Computer Skills in Raspberry Pi Lab The low cost, versatility, and learning-centered approach of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer makes it an attractive choice for teaching computing skills in developing countries. Thanks to a fundraising campaign, a school in Swaziland is getting a lab full of them to help kids learn computing basics. |
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Tech Summer Camps Aim to Interest Kids in Computer Science Technology camps that teach children computer skills—programming, software design, and how to build apps, websites, and video games—are gaining in popularity in the US, which is great news for the computer science industry. Campers get a leg up in learning valuable abilities for in-demand jobs. |
