February 2026 Update

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 the spring.

View all work for a student

From a class’s page, you can now view all of the assignments an individual member has completed. This has been a frequently requested feature for teachers who want to quickly see how a student is doing without manually clicking through to each assignment dashboard.

Java graphics templates

We’ve added templates with starter code for popular Java graphics libraries like Swing, JavaFX, and Processing. When you select graphics as your project type, you’ll see an option to use a template.

Other fixes and improvements

Fix issue where an assignment’s updated due date wouldn’t display after changing it
Fix issue where the play button for graphics programs wouldn’t work after losing internet connection and reconnecting
Change the font in the output console to allow for using additional Unicode characters with correct spacing
Add an error message if a project fails to be created
Make the popup for creating an assignment wider (it was too small!)

Spring roadmap

Here’s what we’re (tentatively) planning for this spring:

Allow for running Python and Java code on Pickcode without creating an account, so that students can demonstrate what their code does to others more easily
Allow teachers to share the lessons they’ve created with the community
Allow for embedding code editors on other sites
Improve the login system to reduce errors and allow users to stay logged in for longer

May 2026 Update

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.

April 2026 Update

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

March 2026 Update

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.

January 2026 Update

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