Some programming languages helped send humans to the moon, some are cooking up new leukemia drugs, and some exist just to fuck with you. Brainfuck is a minimalist “esoteric language,” or “esolang,” ...

The first computer program I ever wrote, in the second grade, was composed in pencil and ran on the platform known as my friend Nicholas. We were about to start learning Logo, the program that teaches ...

For years, computer science experts have been pushing K–12 schools to teach coding as early as kindergarten. Now, more teachers are finding creative ways to integrate coding into their curriculum, ...

Some people slander retrocomputing as an old man’s game, just because most of those involved are more ancient than the hardware they’re playing with. But there are veritable children involved too — ...

There was a time when computers were far too expensive to let mere students use them. In those days, we wrote fake programs for fictitious machines and checked them by hand. That wasn’t fun, but it ...

Every parent dreams of raising the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg whenever they see their child navigating technology with the greatest of ease. If you want to see if they really have an interest ...

Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

Just when you thought even the best streaming services couldn’t find a new way to surprise us, Netflix goes and finds a way to do just that. Between its heartbreaking documentaries, must-watch ...

NORWALK — The city public schools’ annual celebration of coding looks a little different this year, but this doesn’t mean it’s any less fun. Each December, Norwalk Public Schools recognize Adm. Grace ...