Over the holidays, my daughter and I experimented with creating custom nametag stickers for the family members we were traveling with using a cheap portable black-and-white thermal printer and Microsoft’s… Read More
Generative AI is already changing the way software engineers do their jobs. GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, ChatGPT, Tabnine, and various other AI coding tools are quickly gaining traction, helping developers… Read More
Seattle based computer education nonprofit Code.org is teaming with the British rock band Coldplay for a contest aimed at inspiring more kids to learn coding through the joys of music… Read More
Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students. The… Read More
Microsoft is putting together a heck of a team to get kids interested in coding, and the stars are LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The tech giant announced Monday that… Read More
Sheshank Shankar was 8 years old when he started to learn how to code. Seven years later, the high school student has years of real-world computer science experience under his… Read More
Locked out of hair salons by the coronavirus pandemic, Simmi Sen was looking for a way to provide her style-conscious middle school friends with a new ‘do. So what she… Read More
Code.org, the non-profit whose goal is to teach computer science to every child in America, is bringing an especially computer savvy guest to “Code Break,” which it calls the world’s… Read More
In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Hadi Partovi, the longtime Seattle entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Code.org, provided some insight into why he loves his job. In 12 tweets,… Read More
As WeWork continues its massive co-working expansion across the Seattle area, it is also bringing a new coding bootcamp school to the region. WeWork-owned Flatiron School will launch two 15-week… Read More
Today’s featured stories University of Washington lecturer’s essay on ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ stirs controversy Airbnb opens big new Seattle office with room for 300 people, setting down permanent roots… Read More
Catherine Rabasa was already a cool tech kid thanks to her love for coding at such an early age. But the 8-year-old wanted to make her laptop look even cooler,… Read More
Plenty of people look at code and have no idea what they’re seeing. It all just looks like a bunch of random characters. But as a software engineer at Amazon,… Read More
The programming languages that developers use to create software are as varied and dynamic and spoken language. New languages crop up and existing ones evolve over time and borrow from one another. The… Read More
[Spoiler Alert] This article discusses technical plot points and hidden secrets of eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx. If you haven’t watched it yet, check it out on USA Network, Amazon, or iTunes before coming… Read More
Veterans in Washington state now have a chance to attend a very different kind of bootcamp using the GI Bill. The Veteran’s Administration and state government have approved the Seattle-based coding… Read More
What defines the millennial generation? Some say technology, as the first wave of digital natives. Others say numbers — babies of the baby boomers comprise the nation’s most populous generation. But… Read More
Code.org, a Seattle-based non-profit that promotes computer science education around the world, secured a $15 million donation from Facebook, to be collected over the next five years. The funds will go toward… Read More
Code.org, the non-profit that promotes computer science education around the world, has secured $23 million in donations from Microsoft, Infosys, Google, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, and several others. Seattle-based Code.org will… Read More
If you were asked to come up with an idea for a month-long project to expand and solidify your skills in your chosen field, what would you pick? This is… Read More
All over the world technologists are increasingly using the hackathon model to solve societal problems. Whether it’s to fight government corruption or to help feed the homeless or to enhance education, hackathons… Read More
Until March, I was working as a clinical psychologist. I decided to switch gears and pursue a career in computer programming. Now I’m a student at Ada Developers Academy (ADA).… Read More
Shortly after joining Pixar Studios, Danielle Feinberg was faced with a situation that proved to be pivotal in her tech career. Her team was quickly approaching an important deadline and on track to make… Read More
Understanding how to work effectively on a team is critical for a successful career in computer science, you can be a great programmer no matter when you start learning — and, yes,… Read More
Coding bootcamps are becoming more popular. The second annual study from Course Report, a coding bootcamp reviews site, found that the number of graduates from schools like Code Fellows and Coding Dojo… Read More
Decked out in orange and a stylish pair of green striped shorts is Ginger, the unofficial mascot for the Geek Girl Carrots Seattle workshop. As a stuffed toy carrot from… Read More
If you like March Madness and want to learn some JavaScript, Fullstack Academy might have just what you need. For the second-straight year, the academy is helping people learn how to code… Read More
Ada Developers Academy today announced that it will spin out of the Technology Alliance and become its own non-profit organization. The Seattle-based, tuition-free coding school for women, which we featured last week on… Read More
Our economic landscape is changing and traditional grade school education doesn’t always respond quickly enough. A strong foundation in technology, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, can put students way ahead of the… Read More
Code.org wants 100 million students to learn the basics of computer science. The Seattle-based organization today launched a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise $5 million in order to introduce 100… Read More
