News Brief Kindergarten coders: Code.org launches open source Code Studio to boost kids’ learning of computer science Code.org announced the launch of its new Code Studio today – an open source product designed to make it easy… Read More
Analysis: The exploding demand for computer science education, and why America needs to keep up The chart above tells quite a story. That blue line — the one that looks like a hockey stick — shows how interest in… Read More
Code.org partners with 30 school districts to help teach kids about computer science More than two million students across the nation will learn how to code thanks to a Seattle-based organization that is on… Read More
GeekWire Awards: Vote for Geek of the Year It’s time to kick off the voting in another key GeekWire Awards category — Geek of the Year. This is… Read More
Code.org lets kids develop their own Flappy Bird game in 15 minutes The Flappy Bird craze isn’t quite over yet. To celebrate a few milestones, Code.org today released a “Make Your Own… Read More
Learn to code? No: Learn a real language The “learn to code” movement may be about to run afoul of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Few (least of… Read More
In one month, 500K students sign up for Code.org’s computer science 101 course Code.org is on a mission to get more kids learning about computer science, and so far, the Seattle-based non-profit seems to… Read More
Code.org founder on the real reason there aren’t more women in tech Why aren’t there more women working in technology? That’s likely one of the most highly-debated questions in today’s tech world,… Read More
New Year’s Tech Resolution #3: Learn to code If there has been one rallying cry for the tech establishment this year, it’s that everyone who can should learn… Read More
Computer science exposure: ‘Hour of Code’ campaign reaches 10 million students So far, the “Hour of Code” movement seems to be working — at least from an exposure standpoint. The campaign,… Read More
Girls and Seattle rule the “Hour of Code” leaderboards No, it’s not a competition, but Seattle is totally crushing the Hour of Code. And so are the nation’s girls.… Read More
Apple, Google and Microsoft agree: Take an hour this week to start coding There’s no doubt that the shortage of engineers is a problem in the U.S., and especially for companies struggling to hire… Read More
Soon, you’ll be able to learn to code from Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Ever wonder what it’s like for Bill Gates to teach you programming? Well, you’ll be able to get the answer… Read More
Rupert Murdoch wants to teach your kids computer science with this new online AP course There’s been a lot of chatter in recent months about the need to boost computer science education in the U.S.,… Read More
Code.org video featuring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other coding geeks goes viral Code.org, the non-profit created by entrepreneurs Ali and Hadi Partovi, has struck a nerve with its video about the importance… Read More
Marc Andreessen, Jack Dorsey, Ron Conway and others join Code.org to boost computer science education in the U.S. Seattle entrepreneur Hadi Partovi is on a mission to transform computer science education in the U.S. And Partovi is off… Read More
