There were also a number of online communities where Python users could post excerpts of code and answer each other’s questions. These strategies helped me feel less alone during periods of ...

It took a couple of years, but I wrapped my head around Python and got to the point where, given a problem, I could work out a way to solve it. But here’s what surprised me: I never went any deeper.

IN DECEMBER 1989 Guido van Rossum, a Dutch computer scientist, set himself a Christmas project. Irked by shortcomings in other programming languages, he wanted to build his own. His principles ...

Coding is like telling a computer what to do, and in games, it’s how you make stuff happen. Imagine code as a conversation between the creator and the game. Every line is a simple command, like ...

The best programmers aren't lazy — they're debugging their code on the weekend —Practical Developer (@ThePracticalDev) April 24, 2016 When a warning isn't really a warning: ...