CodeMaker is a course that claims to give you a deeper understanding of how digital products are constructed and how they function through learning about the fundamentals of coding. The course is taught by Peter Brownell, an experienced software developer and the founder and CTO of CodePositive.

Recently, there has been a fair bit of attention placed on the growing need to connect a generation of young people with the opportunities, vibrancy and energy of small startup and SME businesses.

And so, on the 18th and 19th of April (this Thursday and Friday), the National Association...

Let's face it, the usual lunch hour is spent buying your lunch outside and eating at your desk, or going to the gym. Occasionally, you'll spend it with a colleague or with a friend nearby. And after work, you would probably rush off to see your family or hang out...

We all know that battery life is an important aspect of portable gadgets, especially for mobiles and tablets. However, the hardware manufacturers are not the only people responsible for maximizing your smartphone or tablet's battery life. The user and app developers are equally accountable as well.

On the user's part,...

Droidcon London is Europe's largest Android event, bringing together key players in the industry as well as 1000+ talented developers and designers to discuss the best of business, design, and development on the Android platform.

This year's Droidcon, set for the 25th and 26th...

LetsLunch globally expands its vision of 'professional networking through lunches' with a private launch in the United Kingdom. Two Saturdays ago, Christopher Pruijsen, UK country manager, and Syed Shuttari, CEO revealed version 3.0 of the service to an intimate group of early adopters at the Adam Street Private...

With only a few days of London 2012 Olympics to go, chances are that it's already too late to get a ticket to any of the events - unless you have Olympic Family connections. However, it's still not too late to visit the National Hospitality Houses where you can meet...

A few months ago, I wrote an article about how Apps for Good, the brainchild of non-profit organisation CDI Europe, is helping to uplift the standards of British ICT. Apps for Good is basically an award-winning programme where young people learn to create mobile and Facebook apps that...

Over the past few months, I've been trying to learn how to code without much progress. What I mean by this is that I haven't actually taken coding off the browser. Even though I've been doing exercises on Coursera, Codeschool and Codecademy, I haven't...

So we've all heard about the plans for the UK government and various IT companies to help revamp the ICT education in schools so that it teaches coding instead of using software. But let's face it, it's not going to happen overnight. So if you're a kid or a parent...

We've all heard about how the UK ICT curriculum in schools are not living up to 21st century standards. The current curriculum teaches kids how to use computers and software, but not how to make them. This is quite problematic given that there is a shortage of programmers and developers...

Coding is hard for the average person to learn, but even harder for the average coder to teach. The problem with learning how to code is that it's like learning a foreign language with very strict grammar rules. Most newbies (like me) who are learning to code find it very...

In this digital age, it's not uncommon for people in their twenties to be the CEO of the hottest new startup in Silicon Valley. However, doing that at 16 is an entirely different feat.

Nick D'Aloisio, the founder and CEO of Summly (a summarisation app), has not even...

Want your kid to be the next Zuckerberg or another programming genius but don't know how to code yourself? No problem. Coding classes are probably going to be offered in (UK based) schools in the near future anyway, so they'll take care of your child's programming education. However, it's always...

Probably so. Well, at least that's what I experienced in the first London Code Year meetup.

In my last post, I talked about how you should try out Code Year if you're an interactive learner. It seems that I myself respond well to this type...

It seems like learning how to code is pretty much the fad this year. I've spoken about how important it is to learn code last year during Campaign's War of the Words. You can read my speech here and why I think coding is essential here....

Did your parents ask you to do some tech support over the holidays? And every holiday before that?

If you're bored out of your wits answering the same questions over and over again, you may want to show this article which lists a couple of links they might want...

It seems like my speech at the Campaign's War of the Words Open Mic section last Thursday generated more discussion than I have expected.

If you missed the event, you can read my speech below:

I believe that 'geek' will become the norm, not the exception. So we have...

Geek is defined by dictionary.com as a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders).

Unless you're in the tech industry, being called a geek isn't associated with feelings of admiration and awe. It is at best a...