coding Archives

It’s time to revive HyperCard

Hypercard is dead: Long live HyperCard.

On Oct 31, 2014 by Jer Thorp

Internet Culture

‘Doctor Who’ wants to teach British kids how to code

The Twelfth Doctor and his nemesis are combining forces to teach kids computer programming language.

On Oct 20, 2014 by Aja Romano

Parsec

Meet the high school girls who created the Web’s best game about periods

The ladies behind Tampon Run are way cooler than you were in high school.

On Sep 11, 2014 by EJ Dickson

Internet Culture

Artist paints nude self-portrait using a robot and his own blood

The message may be skin-deep, but it’s still plenty neat to look at.

On Aug 21, 2014 by Miles Klee

Tech

How coding in schools can close tech’s gender gap

The discussion is over: Coding and programming are essential skills for the kids to learn.

On Aug 15, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

Via

10 apps for encrypting and encoding your messages

Snapchat? Please.

On Jun 24, 2014 by Rebecca Hiscott

Tech

Sexist culture and harassment drives GitHub’s first female developer to quit

A year ago, Julie Ann Horvath ushered in GitHub's women-friendly outreach program. Now, she says she's sorry she spent 2 years defending GitHub's sexist culture to other women like her. (Updated)

On Mar 15, 2014 by Aja Romano

Tech

Flappy Bird’s legacy lives on by teaching coding for beginners

One non-profit is using the popular game to teach the basics of coding language. Just don't get frustrated before you reach the end of the lesson.

On Feb 28, 2014 by Aja Romano

Tech

Website that churns out terrible Twitter bios is a real time-saver

The faux-profound (and profoundly stupid) Twitter bio is quickly becoming the art form for our age.

On Jan 30, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Tensions high as Healthcare.gov relaunch looms

The President has drawn a line in the sand: The site must be fixed by Dec. 1.

On Nov 30, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Rigging Time’s Person of the Year poll? All in a day’s twerk

Voting for Time's Person of the Year poll runs for another full week, but it looks like we may already have a winner.

On Nov 26, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

IRL

Why your subconscious may be the best encryption tool

Inception may not be so far-fetched after all.

On Nov 2, 2013 by Miles Klee

Tech

Did Healthcare.gov use someone else’s code without credit?

The script may have been free and open source, but its license still requires proper credit.

On Oct 21, 2013 by Tim Sampson

Tech

This is what it takes to create 180 websites in 180 days

How one artist-turned-web-developer taught herself coding by tackling 180 websites in 180 days.

On Aug 14, 2013 by [email protected]

Internet Culture

Here’s the step-by-step guide to NSA-proofing your email

Drew Crawford's post points out that perhaps the biggest flaw in online security today is how little users understand of it.

On Jul 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech