Our february 2020 Issue
Programming Memes
Kittens and cats and dogs plus text can make some really fun (and silly) humor about programming. Mixing…
How to Pick a Programming Language
Every ten years the thought occurs to me that I should stop writing about technology and instead learn…
February 2020 News Wire
A Year in the Life of Earth’s CO2 This amazing video models carbon dioxide flows around the earth…
MarineTraffic.com
Tens of thousands of ships sail out on the oceans and in harbors all over the world: how…
Video Game Light Guns
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for February 2018.
Smart Street Lights
Have you ever wondered how a street light works? If you’ve ever seen them turn on, you know…
Squeak!
Ever wonder where Scratch got a lot of its ideas? Where programming terms like “object oriented” come from?…
Finite Automata
Computer scientists like to study kinds of computers. That’s not surprising, it’s in the name. But what might…
Programming 3D Art in Shadertoy
Want to create amazing 3D graphics with code? You’re in luck because in this article, we’re going to…
Computational Thinking in the Wild
Using Computational Thinking to solve problems is one of technology’s great super powers. These mental skills are great…
Python Mad Libs
“MadLibs” is a game where you write a story with missing words, then ask friends or family members…
Binary Riddles
Look at the following list of numbers. Do you notice a pattern, from left to right, that creates…
Snowman
SketchUp is a free and fun program for 3D modeling. You can use SketchUp to design just about…
Binary What?
When you see a letter A on your computer screen, did you know the computer doesn’t actually use…
Software Version Conventions
Nobody writes perfect complete software the first time they sit down to code. Many times, the best results…
What is a Firewall?
Did you know that computers have what’s called a “firewall”? Don’t worry; it’s not going to burn you…
Sailors, Coconuts, and a Monkey
This puzzle mixes math and coding. Plus you can go online to try the code yourself. In his…
The First Computors
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computor) was the first successful electronic and digital computer designed to calculate ballistic…