When you’re just starting to learn to code, it’s hard to tell if you’ve got the basics down and if you’re ready for a programming career or side gig. Learn Python The Hard Way author Zed A. Shaw has a ...

Windows only: If you've never played around with programming before, this weekend is a perfect time to start. Small Basic is a recent offering from Microsoft based on the venerable BASIC programming ...

Derek Sivers recently wrote a piece about how he believes everyone should learn basic programming, but where do you start? What school should you go to? What book is the best? What website will offer ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

Can you believe it? The BASIC programming language is 50 years old this month. As you may know, BASIC was created in 1964 by Dartmouth College professors John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz as a system to ...

Microsoft partnered with Code.org late last year to help teach kids the basics of programming using Minecraft. But what about programming within Minecraft? For that, you'll need to turn to YouTuber ...

Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...