OpenAI’s ChatGPT can write code from scratch based on plain English instructions, Amazon has an AI coding tool, and Google debuted Codey in May, an AI model trained on programming languages.

Generating code: Generative AI can turn natural language instructions into functioning code, which essentially turns English (or whatever your native tongue is) into a computer programming language.

This won’t necessarily be terrible for computer programmers — the world will still need people with advanced coding skills — but it will be great for the rest of us.

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

Thomas E. Kurtz, a mathematician and inventor of the simplified computer programming language known as BASIC, which allowed students to operate early computers and eventually propelled generations ...

Artificial intelligence tools can now create not only speech and text but also computer code. Here, we look at what that might mean for coders and computer programmers.

Google's Bard AI chatbot is now able to help users with programming, including generating code, debugging and code explanation.