Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

A new Rabbids game from Ubisoft teaches players the basics of coding by cleaning up an overrun spaceship - and it's free.

It utilizes a number of programming blocks that can interpret console commands in the Basic language. It's an admirable feat by a gamer with some keen knowledge on computer science.

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...