Our april 2016 Issue
REST
While rest is something you do when you’re tired, throwing yourself into a comfy chair or crawling into…
What is the Blockchain?
If someone asked your age thousands of years ago, there often was no way to prove the day…
Computer Keyboard History
Computer keyboards were created only when the traditional way to input data into a computer — punch cards…
April 2016 News Wire
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for April 2016.
Big-O Notation and the Wizards War
Big-O notation is a method of specifying the worst-case performance of an algorithm as the size of the…
How to Be a Better Programmer
Here are my top 10 rules to follow which will enable you to become a better programmer 1.…
ASCII Star Wars
With software, an Easter egg is a joke tucked away in the code and available only to people…
What Programming Language Should Students Learn First?
Language matters. It shapes the way we see the world. It shapes the way we solve problems. It…
TryRuby.org
Try Ruby is an online website that lets you — wait for it — try out the Ruby…
Go, AlphaGo, and Artificial Intelligence
You and your rival just landed on a newly-discovered planet and seek to conquer unclaimed territory. You each…
Racket
Most of us know a few functions. We learn the addition function, the subtraction function, and then go…
Code Monster
There’s a way to play with JavaScript in a safe indestructible way. It’s an online tutorial called Code…
ASCII
If you write an email on your computer screen and you want to send it to someone else…