It’s almost the end of the school year! AP exams are over, graduation ceremonies are happening, and summer is around the corner. Here's what we've been up to this month: Python 3.14 We’ve upgraded the Python version for our code runners to 3.
Our goal with Pickcode has always been to provide a reliable and lasting service for teachers. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we reached two important milestones in April: We reached 40,000 registered users, and we’ve signed our first contract with a customer that extends
So far, 2026 has been a great year for Pickcode. We’ve had 9,000 teachers and students sign up for the platform and users have run code over 1.5 million times! As always, our goal is to create a reliable and lasting resource for the CS teaching community.
In January, we mentioned we’ve been shoveling snow and watching the Patriots. The Patriots are finished, but the snow isn’t. Regardless, we’ve been hard at work improving Pickcode. In February, we added a few nice features to Pickcode Classroom while we continue working towards bigger goals for
Happy new year! Between shoveling snow and watching the Patriots (we’re based in Cambridge, MA), we’ve been hard at work improving Pickcode. This month we were mainly focused on bug fixes and minor improvements, and we’ll be working on bigger initiatives later on in the spring. If
Happy New Years! Our overarching goal for 2026 is to continue what we've been working on since we started Pickcode: creating the best platform for teaching and learning computer science. This month, we'll pass 30,000 registered users (as I type this, we're at
Reading files in Java is a new topic for the 2025-2026 exam. In this post, we'll review what we need to get started! Reading one line from a file To read one line, we import the necessary libraries from Java, add "throws IOException" to our main,
p5.js is a popular Javascript library for making visual designs and animations. With Pickcode's website editor, it's easy to get started. First, create a new HTML/CSS/JS website project in the sandbox, then we'll edit our files. index.html In our HTML
This weekend, I pulled a muscle in my back (picking something up off the ground lol) It wasn't the end of the world, but I went to PT. I got a list of exercises to do, but they were in a Google Sheet that wasn't easy
At Pickcode, we focus on one thing: Making the best possible online IDE for students. Our free IDE is simple to use, works on Chromebooks, and we support the following languages: * Python * Java * HTML/CSS/Javascript With a free account, you can create unlimited projects in any of the languages
On Monday, we'll be packing up the trusty Corolla and heading 600 miles down I-90 from Cambridge to Cleveland for CSTA! Last year, we deliberated for a while about attending in Las Vegas, and ultimately decided against it. Honestly, the product just wasn't ready. This may
As I’ve spent more time at Ed Tech events, I’ve run into more and more AI solutionism. No offense to anyone, but it kind of drives me crazy. When AI is your hammer, every problem in education looks like something you can smash. * Grading is hard => AI