Instructors of a new self-paced version of Introduction to Computer Programming found that three weeks before the end of classes, about half of the students enrolled were halfway through the course ...

For 20 years, Paul Gries, a University of Toronto associate professor of computer science, teaching stream, has wanted to introduce a “self-paced” version of Introduction to Computer Programming, ...

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Quantum computer programming basics Date: June 14, 2022 Source: DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Summary: For would-be quantum programmers scratching their heads over how to jump into the game ...

Amy Ko developed the computer programming language Wordplay to equalize the playing field for would-be coders. Credit: Doug Parry. I had many exciting plans for the end of my sabbatical year.

Since the 1960s, BASIC has introduced countless beginners to computer programming. Here's how the language got started, the paths it cleared for Windows and Apple, and where you can still find it ...