Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google’s forthcoming App Inventor Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by mentioning ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by mentioning Google’s new and, as yet, un-released programming tool for the Android operating system called App Inventor for Android ...

60 years ago, the inventors of the BASIC programming language actually achieved what they had hoped for: simple programming that is accessible to everyone. At 4:00 a.m. on May 1, 1964, the first BASIC ...

To get children to get into programming, they must learn at an early age. Now, it is not possible to teach children the advanced levels, nor it is possible to teach them in a manner we would with an ...

Why can't programmers program? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Lionell Pack, Software ...

The “learn to code” mantra is becoming more and more mainstream, abetted by sites like Codeacademy. Journalism in particular seems to have a special interest in coding, and even some adjacent skills; ...

As promised, this part starts with a simple programming tutorial on the PIC12F675 microcontroller which shows you how to program and use it as a simple LED flasher. It’s assumed that you have ...