450M lines of code say large open source and small closed source software projects are worst quality

May 9, 2013 9:34 AM John Koetsier

The good news is that software keeps getting better, with fewer than one error per thousand lines of code. The bad news is that both large open-source projects and small proprietary software projects tend to have worse quality than average.

Codenvy raises $9M to take code for a ride in the cloud

February 26, 2013 12:13 PM Rebecca Grant

Rebecca Grant

Cloudenvy provides an environment for developers to code, build, and test apps in the cloud.

Thinkful’s custom code tutoring may help you land a job

February 26, 2013 9:41 AM Rebecca Grant

Rebecca Grant

Thinkful's virtual tutoring platform provides personalized training for college students in practical skills like web development and design.

‘Nerds that code’ battle on toward global domination

October 24, 2012 2:36 PM Rebecca Grant

Rebecca Grant

This info graphic shows a breakdown of the worldwide developer population and their path toward global domination.

Wanna learn to code? Here’s your chance

September 10, 2012 6:38 AM VentureBeat Staff

Our six different courses combine for hundreds of lectures and over 70 hours of curriculum on writing code for websites, iOS games and applications, Ruby on Rails, PS6, and more.

Why one company is making all its employees learn how to code

April 27, 2012 9:07 AM Michael Jaconi

Guest Post

The most successful companies are ones that are never satisfied with the status quo. They are too busy looking for ways to improve their products, personnel, and experience for their customers.

There are many approaches a company can take to …

Learn HTML and CSS free online with Codecademy

April 2, 2012 11:19 AM Jolie O'Dell

Jolie O'Dell

Codecademy, the hit website for teaching yourself how to code, just opened up new courses for HTML and CSS.

If you want to learn HTML, you can start with the Codecademy HTML 101 courses right now. The site is interactive …

Want to teach someone to code? Codecademy’s got an app for that

January 30, 2012 4:01 PM Jolie O'Dell

Jolie O'Dell

Codecademy, the white-hot startup that teaches even total novices how to code, has launched a new tool: Creators lets anyone create a course on Codecademy and teach technology to over a million budding developers.

“We’re going from being a content …

How to build your startup without learning code

January 30, 2012 11:23 AM Tony Navarro

Guest Post

If you can’t code but aspire to start a Web business, odds are you feel just like the ostrich. Ostriches can’t fly, and to add insult to injury, they’re one of the largest bird species out there. They have to …

Set hidden traps for cyber criminals with Mykonos Software

January 23, 2012 4:54 PM Meghan Kelly

Meghan Kelly

Mykonos Software sets “tar traps” to catch of cyber criminals trying to hack your Web app. The company announced a $4 million first round of funding today.

“After 20 years of leading technology companies that sell to large enterprises, I …

Resolution: Learn to code in 2012. Here’s how you can start

January 2, 2012 3:23 PM Jolie O'Dell

Jolie O'Dell

If you, like many wanna-be nerds, made a new year’s resolution to learn to code (or code better, or learn a new language) in 2012, Codecademy has a lovely new resource for you. And it’s totally free, too.

Codecademy is …

Twitter releases code for TextSecure to the open-source community

December 20, 2011 3:02 PM Sarah Mitroff

Sarah Mitroff

Android text-message-encrypting application TextSecure is now open-source, thanks to Twitter. On Tuesday, Twitter announced on its developer’s blog that it would be releasing the code from newly acquired Whisper Systems, starting with TextSecure.

In November, Twitter acquired Android-security startup Whisper …