The “teach kids to code” movement has many thinking that computer science is just coding. Often the two are conflated since coding is definitely the most visible component of computer science. It is ...

Georgetown University Women Coders held a programming event to provide women with more exposure to computer science fields. The Georgetown University Women Coders, also known as guWeCode, launched the ...

In recent years, a growing number of coding boot camps have helped address the large gap between available software engineering positions and qualified candidates to fill them. Coding bootcamps have ...

Last month the White House celebrated the progress of President Obama’s ambitious Computer Science for All initiative. Since the launch of the program in January, a dozen states have taken action to ...

Demand for programmers has surged since 2008. Programmers rarely have trouble finding a job, and college students are flocking to computer science as a safe route to employment. During a week of ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

From beating the best human players at chess, to flying planes, to running stock market transactions, computers are now used in virtually every facet of modern-day life. But children aren't being ...

Computing is part of everything we do. Computing drives innovation in engineering, business, entertainment, education, and the sciences—and it provides solutions to complex, challenging problems of ...

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.