Students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers—does this need to change?

Similar to previous overseas studies, teachers in our study spent significantly more time teaching paper-based writing than ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

How to Write a Computer Virus, for College Credit

Colloquy: Join an online discussion about whether writing computer viruses can be taught responsibly and whether it is appropriate to do so in a computer-security curriculum.By BROCK READ When the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Teaching Computer Viruses: a Recipe for Trouble?

I have been teaching information-security courses for over 15 years (“How to Write a Computer Virus, for College Credit,” January 16). Graduates of our program are considered to be among the top in ...
Wired

Obama Becomes First President to Write a Computer Program

President Barack Obama told the world that everyone should learn how to code. And now he's putting his money where his mouth is. Earlier today, to help kick-off the annual Computer Science Education ...
Wired

Now for AI’s Latest Trick: Writing Computer Code

It can take years to learn how to write computer code well. SourceAI, a Paris startup, thinks programming shouldn’t be such a big deal. The company is fine-tuning a tool that uses artificial ...