Computer Science Unplugged
The Computer Science Unplugged movement introduces non-technical people to computer hardware and software concepts that drive the technologies we use.
May 2014: Unplugged
What is Computational Thinking?
While computers think in rigid predictable patterns, learning computational thinking helps us understand how and why computers work.
CAPTCHA
We've all used Captchas and found some impossible to solve. Here's why they exist, how they work, and less frustrating alternatives.
Data Types
Programming languages use data types to allocate memory and enforce data integrity. They also reveal the nature of a language.
Lauren Ipsum
If the idea of a computer science book without computers upsets you, please close your eyes until you've finished reading.
The Turing Test
The Turing Test, and its creator Alan Turing, have had a profound effect on computer science and artificial intelligence.
If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.
May 2014 Learn More Links
Links from the bottom of all the May 2014 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.
Fortran
One of two key programming languages (Lisp is the other), FORTRAN defined many of the key ideas used in programming languages.
May 2014 News Wire
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for the month of April 2014.
How to Create (and Crack) Secret Codes and Ciphers
Secret codes, or ciphers, are a great way to teach computational thinking.
Grace Hopper
One of the first female programmers, Grace Hopper also worked as a mathematician and had an unusual career for women in the 1900s.
BOGONs
Bogons are not an evil race of aliens. But they do shine a light on one part of the internet little known outside of a few security technologists.
