The New da Vinci Code

Have you ever seen a da Vinci in real life? Now you can hang one up in your living room! Despite the complexity portrayed in the movies, the man lived a by a very simple code, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” So we present to you da Vinci’s code on a new minimalist poster design… Continue reading The New da Vinci Code

Father of Computer Science Alan Turing Issued Posthumous Royal Pardon

Alan Turing was a British mathematician and computer scientist who helped crack Nazi Germany’s ‘Enigma’ code and laid the groundwork for all modern computing as we know it. Despite his brilliant work and contributions to winning the war, Alan was grossly mistreated by the British government because of his preference in sexuality. Now, 59 years… Continue reading Father of Computer Science Alan Turing Issued Posthumous Royal Pardon

Codacy Launches to Help Developers Stop Worrying about Code Style

Developers: do you feel like you’re ready to commit yourself to a mental hospital every time you commit a few new lines of code for error checking? Codacy (formerly known as Qamine) is a recently launched beta platform that provides an automated code review tool for programmers. The application makes a great compliment to your… Continue reading Codacy Launches to Help Developers Stop Worrying about Code Style

Before It Was a #Hashtag: History

With the abundance of hashtags we see on social media, it’s almost impossible to remember how they all got started. If you forget, the # symbol starting out representing a number, or at least the battleground for an epic match of Tic Tac Toe. Soon after, we started using the character to help our music… Continue reading Before It Was a #Hashtag: History

Learn to Code Online for Free

Learning to program or write code can be extremely difficult. It is especially hard for people who have no experience with programming language or who’ve worked very little with computers. Becoming proficient in a programming language takes a lot of time and diligence. Until recently, acquiring these skills also required lots of money to purchase… Continue reading Learn to Code Online for Free

Flip Bits, Not Burgers: Google Announces Summer Of Code 2013

Google Summer of Code is a program that gives post-secondary student developers around the world (ages 18 and older) stipends to work on various open source software design projects. With today’s announcement, Google is looking to encourage promising young programmers to “flip bits, not burgers” this summer! The experience of learning to work with others… Continue reading Flip Bits, Not Burgers: Google Announces Summer Of Code 2013