San Diego's Sweetwater High School is in one of the districts offering AP Computer Science Principles ... the programming language for instruction (JavaScript, block languages, etc.) ...

AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. In the Principles course, students complete an introduction to the quickly evolving and indispensable world of computer science.

AP computer science principles draws more female, Black and Latino students than an older AP computer science course focused on coding, the College Board found in a study released Wednesday.