This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob. Throughout the ...

Adrianna Mitchell, a middle-school student from Newark, NJ, explains a coding learning program to President Barack Obama during an “Hour of Code” event in the Eisenhower Executive Office ...

If you've ever wanted to learn how to write computer software, you can now sign up for a free one-hour class at your local Apple Store. Apple offering free computer coding classes as part of ...

Write a script containing computer instructions These instructions are usually in what's referred to as a high-level programming language. Examples of high-level languages include C++, Basic ...

BASIC's creators used a similar computer four years later to develop the programming language. Credit: GE / Wikipedia A brochure for the GE 210 computer from 1964.