It was a challenge no true computer geek could ignore: Find Waldo, not with your eyes, but with code. A crafty programmer answered the call, developing an algorithm to spot the iconic globetrotting ...

[Kory] has been writing genetic algorithms for a few months now. This in itself isn’t anything unique or exceptional, except for what he’s getting these genetic algorithms to do. [Kory] has been using ...

This is your brain on computer programming. The post How learning computer programming ‘rewires’ parts of the brain appeared ...

Probabilistic programming has emerged as a powerful paradigm that integrates uncertainty directly into computational models. By embedding probabilistic constructs into conventional programming ...

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Start working toward program admission and requirements right away. Work you complete in the non-credit experience will transfer to the for-credit experience when you ...

Pity the programmers toiling away at Wall Street's secretive high-frequency trading shops--places like Goldman Sachs , Citadel and Getco. They wrote algorithms that take advantage of fleeting trading ...

This article was taken from the November 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...