On entering the Computer Science field with no programming background

A question was asked:

I’m about to enter into a computer science degree in college. I know absolutely no programming. Is this bad?

It’s a fair question – one can be interested in computers, or technology, or making video games, or simply solving problems. Though not everybody might have an opportunity to pick up on a solid [...]

Firefox for school

Just in time for the back-to-school season, Mozilla has announced Firefox Campus Edition. It’s the same open source browser as the standard edition, but it comes prepackaged with Zotero, FoxyTunes, and StumbleUpon add-ons. The plugin bundle aims for a better school oriented experience right out of the box, without looking through hundreds of available add-ons [...]

the sound of programming: computer scientists as composers

Not all Computer Science inclined students are pursuing a career in Computer Science. At least not exclusively. An interesting point came out of just such a discussion. As much as computer programming could be argued to be an art, when it competes for the interest against more conventional styles of artistic expression – it leaves [...]