The “teach kids to code” movement has many thinking that computer science is just coding. Often the two are conflated since coding is definitely the most visible component of computer science. It is ...
Late last month, President Obama announced a plan to help all students have access to computer science in school. The president’s 2017 budget proposal includes money for states and districts to expand ...
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new addition to its Amazon Future Engineer program – a music remix competition that teaches students how to write code that makes ...
Software engineering may seem like an unintelligible, mysterious realm to some, but to CSUEB alumnus Venkata Vemuri, it’s ...
In my last EdSurge article, “Computer Science Goes Beyond Coding,” I wrote about the difference between coding and computer science, to help us understand what we mean by phrases like “Teach kids to ...
For pioneering computer scientist Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautiful expression. Donald Knuth is a computer scientist who came of age with his field. During the nascent years of ...
The Computer Science Graduate Professional Development Club recently organized a successful student coding challenge at the ATLAS institute, complete with prizes and networking opportunities.
President Obama wants kids to learn to code. So much so, he's pledged billions of dollars to teach them. "Now we have to make sure all our kids are equipped for the jobs of the future – which means ...
Georgetown University Women Coders held a programming event to provide women with more exposure to computer science fields. The Georgetown University Women Coders, also known as guWeCode, launched the ...
The Finns are pretty bemused by Americans’ preoccupation with whether to put iPads in every classroom. If a tablet would enhance learning, great. If it wouldn’t, skip it. Move on. The whole thing is a ...