The Matrix movie title credits show falling green digital code. If you know Japanese, the katakana characters will look familiar, but where did this code actually come from? The man who created the title sequence recently revealed the source: His wife's Japanese cook book. 

iOS: LowRes Coder is a fun app that lets you craft your low-resolution, pixelated games that resemble arcade favourites of yore. It uses the classic BASIC programming language to bring your games to life.

Whether you're learning HTML or you're a practiced hand and need a refresher, this HTML cheat sheet gives you a quick reference for commonly used tags, what they do, how to use them, and examples of how they work.

Codecademy just launched a new course that will teach you how to use the version control application Git. In the free two-hour course, you'll learn how to create and manage a project with Git.

Rosetta Code is a library of different coding tasks in multiple languages, so you can see how to perform a given task in any language you want.

Dear Lifehacker, I'm thinking about building an Android app. I am trying to work out whether to invest the hours in learning to do it yourself properly, or paying someone to make my app idea happen for me. Computer technology changes so very quickly, so if I developed an app which would currently be better: DIY or hire someone ?

Which mobile platforms do Aussie developers favour? A survey of 221 Australian developers by Embarcadero Technologies suggests iOS is retaining its edge despite the rapid growth of Android. Plus: one factor causing HTML5 development to stall.

Full mastery of coding takes time, but any method to speed up the process is welcome. Developer Jack Kinsella came up with a method to learn to code faster so you can actually start making those apps you've always wanted to make.

One of the best ways to learn to program, besides tinkering with scripts yourself, is to take a look at code examples from other people. TheCodePlayer has a great take on that, with video walkthroughs of cool stuff being created from scratch.

Free tutorials website Khan Academy has launched new computer science tutorials designed to teach anyone programming. The Khan Academy Computer Science site throws you right into the code behind a range of projects, so you can learn by experimenting with the JavaScript code.

Windows/Mac/Linux: If you've ever hacked around in your computer's terminal or command prompt, you've had moments where there's way too much text to fit on your screen. ProFont, made especially for terminals and programming, is meant to be tiny, so you can read lots of data all at once.

You've mastered the basics of variables and made it half way through our course, but are you up to the challenge of arrays and logic statements? Of course you are. Let's get started!