''Code Words'' is an
online publication about
computer programming
Computer programming is the process of performing a particular computation (or more generally, accomplishing a specific computing result), usually by designing and building an executable computer program. Programming involves tasks such as ana ...
produced by the
Recurse Center
The Recurse Center (formerly known as Hacker School; also called RC) is an independent educational institution, that, until the COVID-19 pandemic, combined a retreat for computer programmers with a recruiting agency. The retreat is an intentional ...
retreat community. It began publishing in December 2014, and has a quarterly schedule.
The journal features original work by participants at the Center, including visiting “residents” and alumni. It is intended to “share the joyful approach to programming and learning that typifies” the community, and to be “accessible and useful to both new and seasoned programmers.”
Topics commonly treated include the inner workings of programming tools such as
Git; Computer Science concepts such as
propositional logic,
data types, and
random forests;
and treatments of diverse problems encountered in actual programming.
The supervising editor is Rachel Honor Vincent, with individual articles co-edited by members of the community. Contributions are licensed under the
Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
References
External links
Official websiteList of issues
Academic publishing
Computer programming
Electronic publishing
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