Computer programming is not usually taught to 8-year-olds. But a new system developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turns building video games into child’s play. The system is called ...

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Does the world need a new beginner’s programming language? In the 1960s, BASIC, FORTRAN, LISP and ALGOL were the primary introductory programming languages. In the 1970s and 1980s, Pascal, C, ...

How do I learn to program with Scratch? Scratch is an interactive environment tool created by MIT to help them teach programming concepts. You get a stage, with cartoon characters, and drag blocks ...

Are you starting to learn code? The process might seem exorbitant, and you must have been advised to take small steps. But have you considered an interactive option before you dive into the technical ...

As a homeschooling parent, I'm a big fan of educational software and I've written quite about about various programs in the past. But, as a programmer, I'm also a big fan of any program that makes ...

Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google’s forthcoming App Inventor Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by mentioning ...