Programmers write in high-level languages because they are easier to understand and are less complex than machine code. They enable the programmer to focus on what needs to be done, rather than on how ...

Each year, the code-sharing platform GitHub releases its ‘State of the Octoverse’ report, which among other things ranks the popularity of programming languages. The latest report, released in October ...

When you're writing code, you're laying out instructions on what you'd like to see on the app you're building or the website you're designing. But there are a number of coding languages to choose from ...

In a recent survey of more than 1100 astronomers, almost half have received little or no software training, despite 90% writing at least some of their own code. Jon Cartwright reports on the latest ...

To tell a computer to do something, a program must be written to tell it exactly what to do and how to do it. If an algorithm has been designed, the computer program will follow this algorithm, ...

There are lots of advantages to taking a single course. Whether you want to grow in your current career, prepare yourself for a new one or get one step closer to a college degree, an individual course ...

Study the core techniques and applications of AI, ranging from data-driven computing through to state-of-the-art speech and text processing. Working in a team to engineer a software system for a real ...

Computer science continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and students entering the field must develop a blend of technical ...

This MSc conversion programme is for students from a variety of academic backgrounds who have little or no previous academic computing experience. We would, however, strongly encourage prospective ...