6 Easy Project Ideas to Keep Your Code Sharp

So you’ve just learned a new language. Congratulations!

Teacher Profile: Jeff Astor

In the ever-changing world of software development, sometimes the best tools aren’t the ones you’ve already learned, but the ones that help you learn how to learn. Jeff Astor, one of Upperline’s instructors, is a major advocate of this approach. A six-year veteran teacher in the…

Upperline’s Juvaria Shahid —Empowering Young Women with Code!

CS == “Boring” ? 5 Easy Fixes.

When I hear of students that feel bored or disengaged in their computer science classes, my heart breaks. There is nothing worse than a student spinning her wheels in class and feeling like they’re not learning anything useful.

AP Computer Science and Coding Immersives: How Do They Compare?

Life after App Inventor — What should I Learn Next?

What is GitHub and Why Do I Need to Use It?

If you’ve been thinking about getting into software development, you’ve probably heard of GitHub. Even if you’re not a developer, you may have come across it — Git repositories are increasingly common in multiple fields (web design, film, and writing, to…

Improv + Programming = Awesome

There are mountains of research showing that taking 5 to 10 minute breaks every hour of work can have positive effects on productivity far beyond the short investment of time required. Improved focus, energy and cognitive function are just a few of the side effects of taking…