TEWKSBURY — It may have looked like students at John F. Ryan Elementary School were playing ordinary computer games. But in reality, they were learning to write computer code — a valuable skill for a ...

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

For would-be quantum programmers scratching their heads over how to jump into the game as quantum computers proliferate and become publicly accessible, a new beginner's guide provides a thorough ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

What happens here matters everywhere. This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through ...

Picture a coder. No, not the nerdy kind with big glasses who sits alone at lunchtime with a humming laptop and a neglected, half-eaten sandwich. Think instead of the coder who wears cool suits, has ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That's when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...