Programming Merit Badge
Learn to write, debug, and demonstrate programs in three languages, explore programming careers, and understand software safety practices to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Digital Safety and Coding Health View the Personal Safety Awareness “Digital Safety” video (with your parent or guardian’s permission.)
- From Punch Cards to Python Discuss with your counselor the history of programming and the evolution of programming languages, including at least …
- Languages and Everyday Code Create a list of five popular programming languages in use today and describe which industry or industries they are …
- Intellectual Property and Software Use Explain the four types of intellectual property used to protect computer programs.
At a glance
- Requirements
- 6
- Category
- Physical Science
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026