Northwestern students wrestled with high-pressure problems at the Mid-Central Regional International Collegiate Programming Contest held in November.

Software engineering is the branch of computer science that deals with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software applications. Software engineers apply engineering principles and ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Code is the foundation of computing. Whether you are using a social media app on your smartphone or working ...

With the current mania for generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is much anguish about AI replacing jobs. Many university lecturers despair that the pinnacle of education, the ability of a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Computer-programming employment fell steeply after the introduction of ChatGPT and has returned to its lowest level since 1980. Computer-programming employment in the U.S. has reached its lowest level ...

Learning to code seems an increasingly practical skill in a digitizing world. Languages that were once known only to a few masters in their field are beginning to be democratized. However, not ...

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program (ECEGP) provides graduate instruction and cutting-edge research in a wide spectrum of areas including communications, control, networking, and ...

Good work gets noticed! In the 2025 USNews and World Report rankings of undergraduate Computer Science Program, CS@W&M soared 18 spots. Our current ranking is #64 among all 584 ranked public and ...

How can you take a holistic look at computing from the top down? Computer science and engineering is the answer. As the trend toward globalization connects people in every part of the world, digital ...