South Hills High School teacher Saleta Thomas bills her class as a digital game-design program for students. But once students opt to take the class, they start learning computer coding through basic ...

Coding is important—and not just for nerds. In the world we all live in, smartphones, computers, and the Internet are part of our daily lives. As you learn to code, you begin to understand how all ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. A group of state governors recently ...

Microsoft's latest Hour of Code tutorial is providing educators with resources to teach their students the basics of coding and how to prevent forest fires using Minecraft. The lesson is inspired by ...

For many people, learning to code is an invaluable skill that keeps them competitive in the modern, tech-driven job market—and many options exist for picking up the necessary knowledge. To make its ...

Apple's Swift Playgrounds app received its first update today, introducing a new set of coding lessons and a few new features to enhance the coding experience. Included in the update is the "Learn to ...

Computer education is getting a big boost this week as thousands of schools, from Turlock to Tasmania, host coding lessons, assemblies and hack-a-thons as part of the annual Computer Science Education ...

Why is learning to code a big deal? Here's one reason: In 2015, as many as 7 million job openings were in occupations that required coding skills, reported Burning Glass, a job-market analytics firm.