Mastering the C programming language - a classic code environment used to build software, apps, and whole operating systems - is a great skill, and Mac OS X makes it easy to learn.

Osmo's latest iPad game lets kids use modular, magnetic blocks to create sets of executable instructions.

Use our guide to learn how to quickly add code to Google Docs using the Code Blocks add-on as well as the built-in Google Workspace option.

The partners are working on an open source version of the language called "Scratch Blocks" based on Blockly, Google's own visual programming code.