Are you new to programming or do you know a beginner programmer? Have you looked at pages of code and thought it’s just too hard to even try to learn programming? There is an easy way: welcome to the world of Scratch! Created in 2007 by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT, Scratch was designed as an easy, fun introduction to programming for children. But you don’t need to be a child to appreciate Scratch. In CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Scratch, I enjoyed personalizing the cartoon

Udemy has had its fourth leadership send-off this year. Chief Marketing Officer Genefa Murphy has resigned 2.5 years into her tenure to pursue other opportunities. This is after CEO Greg Brown’s exit in March 2025 after serving just two years CTO Eren Bali’s replacement in June 2025 CPO Prasad Raje’s transition out of his role (started October 2024 and ended in March 2025) Now it’s CMO Murphy. She was hired in July 2023, when Udemy’s Enterprise revenue was more than half of the total revenue

The pandemic ushered in a “new normal” in online learning, but it culminated in layoffs and stock drops.

Update (April 2026): On April 9, shareholders of both companies voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger — 99.4%% at Coursera, 99.9%% at Udemy. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026. I also dug into the 300-page merger prospectus and found that Coursera approached Udemy three times over two years before getting a yes, and that Pluralsight’s owner made a competing cash offer. Read the full merger history. TL;DR Coursera is acquiring Udemy in an all-stock deal worth ~$1.8 b