Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Swap blocks like magic with Redstone power! 🔄😱 In this clever Minecraft tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a block swapper — a Redstone device that switches one block with another at the press of a ...

Just under a week following the tragic death of Anne Burrell, Food Network has announced its plans to honor the late Worst Cooks in America co-host. On Wednesday (June 25), a special programming block ...

Cartoon Network has seen major success with several of its own programming blocks in the past, with the likes of Adult Swim and Toonami remaining stalwart parts of the cable network. Unfortunately, ...

Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. is a news writer focused on ...

“The coolest code I’ve ever written.” With these words, Bill Gates introduces a blog post that celebrates Microsoft’s 50th anniversary by looking back on how the company got started. At the bottom of ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in April 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, Gates has released the source code he and Allen ...

Learning something new can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to programming. Maybe you’ve always wanted to dip your toes into coding but felt intimidated by the jargon or unsure where to ...

In its nearly two decades of operation, GiveDirectly, the direct cash payment charity started by MIT and Harvard graduate students, has delivered more than $800 million to more than 1.6 million people ...