Now the challenge is figuring out how to make creating code as easy as using it. Osmo does that by turning abstract “building blocks” of computer programs into actual, real-world building blocks.

This week, the Ryan School participated in the “Hour of Code,” an annual international effort started three years ago to teach children the basics of computer programming, or coding.

Microsoft today announced Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition. This new extension will teach kids how to code with the help of an assistant within the building block video game. Code ...

Microsoft wants to turn kids' love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning.

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

The partners are working on an open source version of the language called "Scratch Blocks" based on Blockly, Google's own visual programming code.

They've designed a set of blocks---physical, electrical blocks---that you can snap together to form a real program. Using these blocks, you could create a musical instrument or an automated toy or ...

Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman will receive this year’s Turing Award, sometimes described as the Nobel Prize of computing, for their work on the fundamental concepts that underpin computer ...

THE use of function blocks for programming of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is gaining wider acceptance. Rather than the classic “contact and coil” representation of ladder diagram or relay ...