In honor of Computer Science Education Week, I am doing a series about Computer Science. The first post was about how I got into the field. Today's topic is "programming for fun." Maybe you're in a ...

For more information, go to http://csedweek.org. To participate, go to http://hourofcode.com/ac. In an hour, students can learn some coding basics through a project ...

In an hour, students can learn some coding basics through a project that's aimed at sparking interest in computer programming by making it more accessible. The global "Hour of Code" project, ...

There are efforts to promote coding to kids, but they're typically aimed at an older demographic -- few young children are ready to sit at a keyboard and start writing. Play-i hopes to foster that ...

The toy robot wars are heating up. The latest contestant? Cubetto, a wood-skinned bot with some deep industry backing. Cubetto is a Montessori approved programming toy specifically designed for ...

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, ...

I recently read (sort of) Frederick Brooks's The Mythical Man-Month. As I understand it, this book is a cult classic, and I was very curious to read it. It's about software project management, and ...

LITTLE ROCK — Robots - not the "Danger Will Robinson!" kind from the television series Lost in Space - but rather small disc-shaped ones, like the Roomba vacuum robot, are part of the curriculum at ...

Based on code from a real computer program, you can feel safe and secure that no sneaky syntax errors will be present when having fun with your family and friends. It entertains two to four players ...