Skills: Computer programmers need to understand algorithms and programming languages. Salary: The median annual salary for computer programmers was $97,800 as of 2022.

Computer-programming employment in the U.S. has reached its lowest level since 1980, according to data from the Current Population Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The fall correlates ...

Learning to code was supposedly the salvation of millions of liberal art majors. But now programming jobs are plummeting. The Post’s Department of Data tries to figure out what’s going on.

What Is Computer Programming? Computer programming is a high-tech field that’s growing in popularity. Programmers work on code to find and solve issues.

The tool, Codex, will be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time, the company said. OpenAI is also in talks to acquire a coding tool called Windsurf for $3 billion.

Many computer programmers begin as self-taught enthusiasts and a persistent interest in programming can be an asset in your career because continued learning is vital to a computer programmer. In 2024 ...

The Innovators, Walter Isaacson's new book, tells the stories of the people who created modern computers. Women, who are now a minority in computer science, played an outsize role in that history.

3 Types of Computer Programming Jobs. Because computer programming is a broad field, there are myriad ways you can use the skills you develop in programming to forge a successful career. Some of the ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.