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Political Inaction on Computer Science Stalls Prospects for American Students

Lack of Computer Science Education in U.S. Schools While the U.S. Congress and many state legislatures debate the place of computer science (CS) as a core requirement in U.S. schools, students in England are already studying in earnest. In 2013, the National Curriculum in England required computer science at key stages of education. All students … Continue reading Political Inaction on Computer Science Stalls Prospects for American Students →

What Do Programming Languages Do?

 What Do Programming Languages Do? Programs are recipes that make your computer do things. Under the hood, computers are controlled by machine instructions. These are direct commands which tell the computer how to arrange switches and gates in the processor, memory and other parts.     In the beginning, all computers were programmed in machine instructions. It was … Continue reading What Do Programming Languages Do? →

Benefits of Learning to Program

“What are the benefits of learning to Program?” -a question that is answered more and more frequently as computers and technology become more and more a part of all of our lives and more and more of us are learning to program . The practical Answer: It’ll help you get a job! For the last … Continue reading Benefits of Learning to Program →