AI is transforming programming, but here’s why learning to code is still an essential skill in 2025. Discover the benefits of ...

Learning to code doesn’t require new brain systems—it builds on the ones we already use for logic and reasoning.

While you don't need an advanced degree in computer science to get your vision off the ground, I still think the basics are worth your time to learn.

Over the past couple of decades, K-12 education has made a significant shift towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Schools have embraced coding programs, robotics clubs, ...

I asked my editors if I could go work at a tech startup. It was an unusual request. But I wanted to learn to vibe-code. My need to know felt urgent. I wanted to survive the future. The pitch process ...

New Orleans music students attending the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music (EMCM) are required to learn coding as part of their curriculum, as part of a collaboration with Apple. Another mandatory ...

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...

OpenAI’s best-ever large language model is here. GPT-5 is set to breathe new life into ChatGPT, making it faster, more helpful, and easier to use. Along with GPT-5, OpenAI launched a ton of new ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...