Years ago, I wrote a piece suggesting that computer coding should be a basic requirement in junior high schools. I compared it to a required class I myself took in grade school: Typing, a skill that ...

The Wall Street Journal has a nice piece on the growing interest in out-of-school coding classes, even among very young students. The story notes that kids as young as 7 years old are now taking basic ...

In his State of the Nation address earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that this year South Africa will be introducing coding and robotics in grades R to three in 200 schools. This ...

Coding is one of the most practical skills to have these days, and even if you’re not going to use it for professional purposes, having basic knowledge of coding is useful for navigating the 21st ...

These 15 free coding classes for kids are available now to help your kids learn skills that are becoming more and more essential in our current times. Knowing even just basic computer programming is ...

Needless to say, the workplace is becoming more and more digital dependent and with basic coding skills, you can bridge the gap between the tech gurus and the coding illiterate. If that’s not reason ...

While ambitious parents in China are already registering kids as young as four for coding classes, the CEO of a major Chinese online gaming and entertainment company proposes that the playing field be ...

Derek Sivers recently wrote a piece about how he believes everyone should learn basic programming, but where do you start? What school should you go to? What book is the best? What website will offer ...

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Until recently, I thought of computer coding as being pretty much limited to turtleneck-clad, vegan geniuses in Silicon Valley, or enigmatic hackers bent on overthrowing corrupt governments. Obviously ...