Although Linux receives a lot of praise as a rock-solid server and, recently, as an up-and-coming desktop, games have never been its strong suit. Sure, we all have our favorite diversions; I've spent ...

Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. “Programming” in board games—where you lay down instructions in ...

The Code: Rover Control (ThinkFun) is a code programming game. It includes the instruction book, challenge booklet, solution booklet and four different terrain map levels. It also has 40 challenges ...

Don't forget, the submission deadline for the SDL Game Development Contest is December 1, 2001. The contest is hosted and cosponsored by No Starch Press, publisher of of John Hall's Programming Linux ...