We are a community of teachers of computer programming outside of traditional computer science settings.
Our 300+ members around the world meet every year for a Winter School and co-edit a book Teaching Programming across Disciplines.
On this website you will find out about our work, teaching methods, events and research.
Recent Posts:
- How many programmers does it take to write a book? – lightning talk delivered at UseR! 2026 conference
This is a 5 minute speed-run of our 30 minute keynote from the Book Launch even. Watch the full 30-minute video here:… Read more: How many programmers does it take to write a book? – lightning talk delivered at UseR! 2026 conference - Pair Programming Ceilidh at UseR! 2026 conference
We’re giving a lightning talk tomorrow the book in Warsaw today at (probably) biggest R conference out there. But today we’ve run… Read more: Pair Programming Ceilidh at UseR! 2026 conference - Our Book is Published: Read Online; Buy on Paper
Our book Teaching Programming Across Disciplines is now published. For individual chapter PDFs, abstracts, and DOIs, please visit the Edinburgh Diamond website. Publication… Read more: Our Book is Published: Read Online; Buy on Paper - Videos and Photos from the Book Launch
On 22 June 2026 we’ve launched our book. Below you will find links to the freely available online version, link to order… Read more: Videos and Photos from the Book Launch - Tickets for Edinburgh Summer School & Book Launch 2026
22nd June 2026 – Official Book Launch 📖 We will be launching the first edition of Teaching Programming Across Disciplines at the “Summer-time Winter… Read more: Tickets for Edinburgh Summer School & Book Launch 2026 - List of University Courses Using Pair Programming
University of Glasgow Psychology: Research Methods 1 – MSc Psychology Conversion (PG) (PSYCH5088) – James Bartlett and Thinh Pham. Applied Data Skills… Read more: List of University Courses Using Pair Programming - Book Chapter: Structured group work with assigned asymmetrical roles and switching – Lessons from Pair Programming across disciplines
Authors: Charlotte Desvages, Brittany Blankinship, Umberto Noè, Pawel Orzechowski This is the first book chapter draft of the Teaching Programming across Disciplines book… Read more: Book Chapter: Structured group work with assigned asymmetrical roles and switching – Lessons from Pair Programming across disciplines - Book: May Writing Retreat & Updates
TL;DR: Next Online Writing Retreat is Thursday 29 May 2025 [11-1 BST]; Chapter authors have received feedback on their pitches and are… Read more: Book: May Writing Retreat & Updates - We’re Writing an Edited Book – Join Us
How it’s going so far We have received 35 chapter pitches and 25+ chapter drafts 🎉 All chapter’s have been reviewed, and… Read more: We’re Writing an Edited Book – Join Us - Book: March “book ideas” Retreat & How to get involved
TL;DR: We are writing an Open Access edited book (lots of short chapters, written by small teams of you); Register for the… Read more: Book: March “book ideas” Retreat & How to get involved - Winter School 2025: Organisers’ Tips and Tricks
After the success of Edinburgh Winter School 2024, we decided to do it again in 2025. This time, a few things were… Read more: Winter School 2025: Organisers’ Tips and Tricks - Chapter Titles gathered during the Winter School
Below are various chapter titles gathered during the winter schools 24 and 25. In Early 2025 during a number of writing retreats… Read more: Chapter Titles gathered during the Winter School