Computer science fields are dominated by men, but at Santa Barbara High School, Wood says putting programming in the art context makes it more attractive to a wide variety of students.

Clip: Special | 12m 16s |Video has closed captioning. Valerie Brock & Jorge Gallardo draw shapes step-by-step to introduce computer programming.

Google is marking the 50th anniversary of kids learning computer programming language with its first-ever Google doodle that doubles as a coding game. “Today’s Doodle was developed through the ...

The process of writing computer programs is known as coding. Until recently, most computer code was written, at least originally, by human beings.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a computer programmer was $77,550 per year in 2014. Most computer programmers have a Bachelor’s degree.

When Nadia Peguero’s friend called to say signups were starting for computer coding classes at her local library, the Bronx mom rushed over — even though she was in the middle of preparing dinner.

But coding is a complex, confusing, and abstract concept that’s difficult to learn as an adult and particularly hard for young children to understand. Root might be able to change that.

The number of schools, which focus specifically on computer programming education, also increased from 43 last year to 67 in 2015. Liz Eggleston.