Displaying items by tag: Coding

4 December 2020 is the 25th anniversary of JavaScript's debut. It's probably fair to say that the language has had a much greater impact than anyone expected in 1995.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Appian is the low-code company that lets you create apps visually via flowchart, 10 to 20 times faster than traditional ways, in what is a sophisticated reimagining of the coding process that lets apps, software and ideas flow into life at the speed of thought, and be easily updated and changed. It's also an excellent example of hyperautomation, which is the subject of CEO Matt Calkins' new book.

With 2018's Moonhack event seeing 35,000+ kids simultaneously coding around the world, the aim for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing is for 50,000+ kids to take on the challenge.

Tech developer and leader Elisha Tan, who is based in Singapore, will visit New South Wales next month to share her knowledge with start-up communities in Sydney and regional NSW.

Technology start-up Code Like a Girl has launched its Roaming Classroom for Rebel Girls – a mobile, pop-up classroom which, it says, is aimed at making coding more accessible.

A crowd-sourced coding start-up named Koder that helps businesses build software using a network of people has launched the beta version of its platform.

After the successful launch of Australia’s first blockchain university short course, Developing Blockchain Strategy, RMIT Online has announced the launch of two additional blockchain courses that will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the technology, including the understanding of how to design blockchain infrastructure, to further their skills and learn how to think strategically about implementing a blockchain solution into the core of their businesses.

Helping your children learn to code could be one of the best ways to lift their future careers into cyberspace, with Sydney Startup Hub-based Tank Stream Labs to become "mission control" tomorrow for a world-record-breaking global coding event for children – Moonhack 2018.

Girls in the "approx 6-15 years old" age group with an interest in learning to code are invited by Microsoft to attend free coding workshops between 9 and 15 July, but no boys are allowed!

Promising "ambitious plans to level up Aussie entrepreneurs by providing training and tech skills not available at traditional universities", Le Wagon's stunning success shows it will definitely achieve its Australian and global aims.

Carsales will launch its first ever Kids Coding Camp over two days this January at the company's headquuarters in Melbourne as part of its Go4Tech initiative.

Apple has today announced the global expansion of its Everyone Can Code initiative to more than 20 colleges and universities outside the US, offering App Development with Swift Curriculum.

Australia’s third largest telco, Vodafone, is partnering with technology educator, Coder Academy, in establishing a technology-centric course, Code Next, for Year 9 and 10 girls in select Sydney high schools.

Technology has pipped science by a fair margin as the most important subject Australians believe children should be learning at school, according to a newly published nationwide survey.

Code Club Australia’s coding initiative, Moonhack, backed by the Telstra Foundation, has gone global, breaking last year’s record with 28,575 kids from 56 countries participating in the annual around-the-world coding event.

It's billed as one of “Australia’s fastest growing social impact businesses” by inspiring and empowering tens of thousands of Australian school students with the skills of tomorrow. Will you set your kids up in Code Camp?

The Girl Geek Academy is set to launch the next phase of its #MissMakesCode teacher training programme and coding curriculum to target girls aged five to eight.

Counter drone technology company Department 13 has been granted a US patent covering coding technology that it says can dramatically reduce power consumption and cost in radio transmitters.

A record-breaking Kickstarter-listed project entitled Cubetto has not only won awards and is Montessori-approved, but teaches kids how to code with wood, no screens, and is on sale now.

A Sydney-based start-up has just inked a $1 million deal with one of the big four Australian banks to strengthen the secure coding skills of its 4000 programmers.