Microsoft wants to turn kids' love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning.

Computer programming for kids could be the next big trend. Kids as young as three are learning the basics of programming through games.

Researchers in Massachusetts have created a basic computer coding app that they say is the first designed specifically for children as young as 5.

50 years ago today, the BASIC computer language was born as two math professors from Dartmouth College used it to help run the school's computer system for the first time.

Just as kids are naturally inclined to pick up a new spoken language, it’s even easier to learn the language of computer programming. Give kids a jumpstart in computer programming with these ...

The history of basic computer programming languages dates back far. Learn more about the BASIC & C coding languages that got everything started.

Developed by Microsoft employee Vijaye Raji, the Small Basic language, which was inspired by the original BASIC programming language and runs on the .NET Framework, was designed with the beginner ...

Thomas E. Kurtz, a mathematician and inventor of the simplified computer programming language known as BASIC, which allowed students to operate early computers and eventually propelled generations ...