What Does a Computer Programmer Do? Computer programmers’ main task is writing code. Code provides instructions to a computer, written in a language the computer can understand. Many programming ...

How to Become a Computer Programmer Many computer programmers begin as self-taught enthusiasts and a persistent interest in programming can be an asset in your career because continued learning is ...

Learning to code was supposedly the salvation of millions of liberal art majors. But now programming jobs are plummeting. The Post’s Department of Data tries to figure out what’s going on.

Computer-programming employment in the U.S. has reached its lowest level since 1980, according to data from the Current Population Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American students with the computing skills they need to thrive in a digital ...

Knuth In the world of Silicon Valley, there are few books held in higher esteem than " The Art of Computer Programming," a multivolume set by Stanford professor emeritus Donald Knuth.

I was 5 or 6 when I got my first sense of the joys of computer programming. This was in the early 1980s, when few people had a computer. One day, my dad brought home a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, one of ...

Chris Sammis/Flickr " The four hardbound volumes of Donald Knuth's 'The Art of Computer Programming' — all snug in their dark purple case — send a clear message: Step aside, Muggles, because ...