Programmer John Graham-Cumming tells a fascinating story about what coding like was back in 1985. Unlike today's programmers who wear hoodies, down energy drinks and use a paper thin computer, programmers in 1985 had to code by hand... with actual paper. Read More >>
These days, the sentiment of anyone who doesn't know how to code being destined to a life of homeless ineptitude has become a fairly common (if mildly exaggerated) one. But of all the ways out there to save yourself from a derelict fate, Jon Duckett's HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites, is, perhaps, the most beautiful, information-packed intro to basic web languages you can find. Read More >>
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"I deliberately have to stop myself from visiting that site during the pre-exam period - genuinely makes learning this stuff fascinating." More »
If you've ever been amazed by just how fast and responsive Amazon's drop-down menus are, you're not alone. But Ben Kamens, lead developer at the Kahn Academy, decided to work out how Bezos and co do it — and it's real sneaky. Read More >>
It's not totally unlike online dating but Noriko Higashi, a programmer at a social gaming company, posted a request for a boyfriend on GitHub, the social coding platform, outlining what she wants in a partner. If you can code, you have a chance at love. Bonus points for running your own server. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
""all you have to worry about is not smoking and be able to tolerate social gaming companies like Zynga, GREE, or Mobage"
well thats me out then" More »
Regardless of which app you're using on your phone, you probably never give a thought to who wrote the code behind it. If pushed, you'd probably guess that it was written by a recent graduate or established programmer—and not one of a new wave of childhood developers. Read More >>
Google wants to change the way the world writes software. In recent years, the search giant has unveiled two new programming languages that seek to improve on some of the most widely used languages on the planet. Read More >>
You probably don't have the next Yelp on your hands, but you might have a killer idea, with no clue where to get started. But Apple wants to help you out. A new patent reveals that it could be cooking up an authoring tool that would let you build iOS apps, even if you don't know code. Read More >>
There was a time when people used to go to night classes or buy DIY guides to learn foreign languages in their spare time. But the New York Times is to have us believe that French and Spanish are out of the window, to be replaced by Python and Java. Read More >>
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"See that is something that would appeal to me, night classes showing people how to code even if it was something like PHP or Visual Basic. There is on..." More »
It's easy to pigeon hole the iPad as a strict content consumption device because it's just so good at it. But that doesn't mean you can't use it to create things either. Codify for iPad is a super slick way to write and run programs on your iPad. Read More >>
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