Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

Invented by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, BASIC was first successfully ...
Wired

Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...
EdTech

Computer Basics for Kids: A Guide to Teaching Tech Skills in K–12

Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that educators provide computer basics for kids, what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From ...
EdTech

History of First Programming Languages: C Language, BASIC and Beyond

Universities are no strangers to innovating with technology. EdTech wouldn’t exist if that weren’t true. But colleges were truly at the forefront when it came to the development of computer science.
WECT

Hour of Code: Learning the basics of computer programming at a young age

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Students in some New Hanover County schools will learn the language of computers this week. An educational movement called "The Hour of Code" is aimed at introducing ...
Wall Street Journal

Is Your Child Coding Yet? New Building Blocks Teach Programming Basics

When parents these days hear the old saying “The jobs of tomorrow haven’t been invented yet,” they tend to add, “so my child had better learn to code.” As software has redefined a range of industries ...
Computerworld

For young students, a C# coding workshop for kids

As the need for mobile apps developers increases and interest in computer science courses wanes, professional educator-programmers are reaching out to a younger generation of potential coders: ...