That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC programming language interpreter from 1976. Its source code is now available on ...

If technology is indeed our kids future, so too is coding. It’s the backbone of smartphone apps, video games, the Internet and even the device you’re using to read this. That’s why Techlicious is such ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

We've seen plenty of games that teach kids the basics of coding, but it's rare to see the big game publishers embrace the "edutainment" sector. The latest coding game, though, comes from Ubisoft, the ...

A new Rabbids game from Ubisoft teaches players the basics of coding for free. Available on Windows via Ubisoft's game store, Uplay, Rabbids Coding teaches sequential programming, loops, and ...