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Think you need a high-end PC to learn coding? Think again

You don't need fancy hardware to get started on your coding journey. A low-spec computer will likely be more than you need to ...
Purdue University

Computer Programmer

On a most basic level, a computer programmer writes, well, programs. Programmers will also rewrite, debug, maintain, and test (and retest) software and programs that instruct the computer to ...
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The world’s last computer programmer

Ada Lovelace was the world’s first computer programmer. Too bad nobody has that title anymore. Born in 1815, Lovelace was a 19th-century English mathematician credited with first interpreting how to ...
ZDNet

What you need to know before becoming a programmer

Programmers write, test, and troubleshoot code for software and applications. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects a 10% decline in U.S. programmer employment between 2020 and 2030, due to ...
The Conversation

AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code

Leo Porter receives funding from the National Science Foundation and receives compensation for sales of the book "Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming." Daniel Zingaro receives funding from the ...
PC Gamer

Dwarf Fortress faces mind-boggling reality of hiring second programmer

After 20-some years of working as a solo programmer, Dwarf Fortress developer Tarn Adams will have a second pair of hands in there. Bay 12 Games and publisher Kitfox have announced that due to Dwarf ...