Had they included just one of Tony Hoare’s achievements, many scientific careers would be considered prestigious enough. His had a long list, unfortunately closed by his passing away at the age of 92 ...

UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code “visible” step by step. The research behind it earned a Test of Time award, recog ...

Quantum computers could solve certain problems that would take traditional classical computers an impractically long time to solve. At the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), ...

The most widely adopted computer language in history, COBOL is now causing a host of problems. It's also dangerously difficult to remove.

The Arduino is a great way for hobbyists and pros alike to experiment with programmable objects, but it can be confusing for beginners without these tools.

Long before modern computers existed, scientists and philosophers wondered whether machines could imitate human reasoning.

Abstract: Astriking feature of the debates around the perceived software crisis in the 1960s and 1970s is the frank contempt expressed by some elite computer scientists for much work in the fields of ...

Apple today updated its Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps, and there are many new features in both the one-time purchase and Apple Creator Studio versions. Here is what is new in all versions of Final ...

MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum developed Eliza in the mid-1960s. His views on artificial intelligence were often at odds with many of his fellow pioneers in the field. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, which connects to the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, on a sunny afternoon in June 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) The ...