That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

Once upon a time, knowing how to use a computer was virtually synonymous with knowing how to program one. And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC.

Before BASIC, life in the computer programming world was complicated. The first generation mainframe computers were essentially programmed as they were assembled, like a jigsaw puzzle with ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

As such, the How to Code app by Codecademy targets total newcomers to computer programming. Its relatively short repertoire covers the absolute basics, such as how programs are written and a few ...

Back in the dark days of 1990, when the arrival of the push-button home seemed imminent, the folks at Sun Microsystems launched an ambitious project. They would develop a revolutionary computer ...

Students will learn the basics of computer programming by trying to solve a series of online puzzles. Parents are encouraged to team up with their children.