Robots Make Computer Science Fun Again
Students who program robots are more likely to stick with their computer science curriculum.
View ArticleNew Languages, and Why We Need Them
Creators introduced the programming languages that they hope will revolutionize computing.Creators of two dozen new programming languages–some designed to enable powerful new Web applications and...
View ArticleNew Focus for Digital Photography
Software that gives users more control of a camera could revolutionize photography.Camera-phone owners can use new software to reprogram these devices–and capture images that would previously have been...
View ArticleGoogle Offers Cloud-Based Learning Engine
Providing developers with machine learning on tap could unleash a flood of smarter apps.From Amazon’s product recommendations to Pandora’s ability to find us new songs we like, the smartest Web...
View ArticleSoftware for Programming Microbes
A simpler way to modify microbes could help produce biofuels and drugs efficiently.Genetically modified microbes could perform many useful jobs, from making biofuels and drugs, to cleaning up toxic...
View ArticleHow Young Is Too Young to Learn to Code?
Scratch, Jr. is aimed at children who have yet to learn their ABCs.
View ArticleWhy Only Designers Can Create New Programming Languages
Attempts to verify the utility of languages stifle innovation.Compared to the versions that are hacked together late at night under insane deadline pressure, the programming languages to come out of...
View ArticleStartups Aim to Make Coding Fun
The companies use video-game tricks to make people forget that they’re learning.For Jacob Arriola, a business development manager for a Spanish media company in Los Angeles, learning to program wasn’t...
View ArticleNew Programming Language Makes Coding Social Apps Easier
The language, Dog, is designed to reduce the complexity of existing programming languages.While it takes just a few keystrokes and mouse clicks to post a tweet on Twitter or “friend” someone on...
View ArticleApple Seeks a Swift Way to Lure More Developers
A simpler programming language from Apple could broaden the pool of apps and help make them more interactive.Apple may not have wowed consumers with the latest software offerings at its annual...
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