There was a time when anyone could try programming, thanks to the ubiquity of Basic. But Basic's a nonstarter these days, so what will entice a new generation?

Nowadays, "basic" has a very different and derogatory Urban Dictionary-style meaning. Fifty years ago on this very day, however, it was the name given to a new computer-programming language born ...

Software Tech Culture programming BASIC's 60th anniversary reminds us of the language that democratized programming, as AI threatens to automate coding The language that paved the way for ...

Java skills are not only some of the most sought after but also some of the easiest to learn, and now you can acquire them quickly without taking time off from your current job or going into debt.

The strongest programming competition, however, is coming from online services such as Netflix, Amazon and others. In a first, in 2018, online services had produced more original series than basic ...

A new book from No Starch Press, Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games makes it even easier to teach your kids basic programming skills.