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.

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science's High School Programming Contest brought together student teams from across the state to the U of A for a day of competitive coding.

Learning to program your Mac is a great idea, and there are plenty of great (and mostly free) resources out there to help you learn coding. Codecademy is one of the most popular places for beginner ...