Learning to code is about a lot more than just programming basics, OpenAI researcher Szymon Sidor said.

Coding is a big deal for kids these days, but it can feel like work. These 12 games help teach programming fundamentals while still being fun.

The basic premise has been echoed throughout mass media with everyone from Bill Gates to the New York Times to the Estonian Government pushing more students to learn how to code.

So they designed a new programming language, BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), with general users in mind.

Microsoft wants to turn kids' love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning.