There are many Internet lists of best programming and software engineering books. Amazon also has their list of best selling computer programming books. I’ve also blogged on the topic in the past: ...

Every parent wonders what their child will be when they grow up. While it’s difficult to make predictions about what our kids will gravitate towards later in life, computer programmers are a special ...

On a most basic level, a computer programmer writes, well, programs. Programmers will also rewrite, debug, maintain, and test (and retest) software and programs that instruct the computer to ...

The first known use of the word “computer” was in 1613 in a book called The Yong Mans Gleanings by English writer Richard Braithwaite. In it he said, “I haue read the truest computer of Times, and the ...

Computer programming is how the future is being built. With the tech industry advancing at record speeds these days, there’s always someone behind the scenes making it all work. That could be you.

Children change and develop quite a bit in their youth. But there are some personality traits that will likely stay constant throughout their lives. From confidence to a love of problem solving, these ...

“People imagine that programming is logical, a process like fixing a clock,” Ellen Ullman writes in her essay “Outside of Time: Reflections on the Programming Life.” “Nothing could be further from the ...

Ada Lovelace was the world’s first computer programmer. Too bad nobody has that title anymore. Born in 1815, Lovelace was a 19th-century English mathematician credited with first interpreting how to ...

For computer programs and mobile applications, programmers must develop code. In order to keep things working properly, they are also involved in maintaining, debugging and troubleshooting software ...

Nov. 10 (UPI) --A 6-year-old boy in India set a Guinness World Record by receiving a certification that makes him the world's youngest computer programmer. Arham Om Talsania, 6, of Ahmedabad, passed ...