Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Computer programming is the bedrock of the computer systems, ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

1. CS50: Introduction to Computer Science: David J. Malan teaches this entry-level 11-week course. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security ...

President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American students with the computing skills they need to thrive in a digital ...

Artificial intelligence already powers intelligent software, like IBM’s Watson, and digital personal assistants, like Amazon’s Alexa. But we are only at the beginning of the artificial intelligence ...