Coding, in the key of C (and Python)

Shoulder to shoulder in the Northwest Labs, students gathered around laptops-200 at a time-at the CS 50 Fair on December 8. An annual fixture at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the fair is an opportunity for students taking the introductory computer science course to show off their final projects to the wider community-and for others to see what programming is all about. For Emilie R. Wong '17, studying literature at Harvard Extension School, computer science offers a way to visualize and play music, using Google Glass. For William Anthony Greenlaw '17, it's a tool to attract new recruits to the ballroom dance team. For Gabriel Amador '16, studying organismic and evolutionary biology, it helps modernize a long-running study of the plant life in Harvard Yard. Interest in computer science has been growing every year. With more than 800 students enrolled this fall, CS 50 became the largest course in Harvard College.