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Roundup of the Latest in Coding News

In the coding roundup, read about how a former cyber tsar to President Obama wants developers to plan for security early in development, coders are spending 20 percent of their time waiting, and GitHub is taking advantage of its own platform in order to create a new type of data format.

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Jonathan Vanian
Can You Become a World-Class Programmer without a Formal Education?

With college costs steadily rising, many testers may balk at the idea of paying for classes to learn how to program code, even if it could benefit their careers in the long run. But with free online coding classes popping up left and right, we could see a shift in more testers jumping on board.

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Anuj Magazine
The Value of Developer Testing in Software

Developer testing is a great way to improve the quality of your code and deliver more reliably. However, our intuitions about the relative value of testing are often wrong. Only by gaining experience writing tests will you be able to learn which tests really add value.

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Steve Berczuk
Put Down the Textbooks: Video Games Now Teaching How to Code

Learning to code is finally starting to take off with younger kids in the United States, and we may have video games to thank for it. Learn how companies are connecting with kids to teach them valuable skills while they're having fun doing what they love best—playing.

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Noel Wurst
Which Programming Language Is the Most Popular, and Does It Matter?

Most of us are drawn to the results of popularity contests, whether we value the results of them or not. When it comes to judging the popularity of programming languages, the arguments tend to get pretty heated. But why? Does the popularity of a certain language really matter?

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Noel Wurst
Happy First Birthday to the Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a $35 credit-card-sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. The projects that people have built with the Raspberry Pi in only one year are impressive. Take a look at just how far the device has come in its first year in the hands of developers—and children—worldwide.

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Noel Wurst