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Hakitzu | Kuato Studios
Deadly robots, dramatic arenas, and asynchronous strategy are all part of Hakitzu: Code of the Warrior – a game that introduces kids to Javascript, one of today’s most popular programming languages. With no programming knowledge necessary, players will develop a … Continue reading
Computer Algorithms Rely Increasingly on Human Helpers – NYTimes.com
By STEVE LOHR Published: March 10, 2013 Trading stocks, targeting ads, steering political campaigns, arranging dates, besting people on “Jeopardy” and even choosing bra sizes: computer algorithms are doing all this work and more. But increasingly, behind the curtain there … Continue reading
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Kids Code the Darndest Things: 10 Amazing Youth Innovators
Matt Petronzio Kids deserve more credit than they get. They’re observant, incredibly intuitive and can sometimes figure out what the world needs faster than adults can. With rapid advancements in technology, and coding education geared toward youth, it comes as … Continue reading
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Column: A push toward more computer science education | USA Today
(EDITOR’S NOTE: As the U.S. fights to keep up in math and science, a growing effort has started to encourage better education in computer science. In this guest column, Code.org founder Hadi Partovi weighs in on the topic.) We all … Continue reading
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Scientists Uncover Invisible Motion in Video – NYTimes.com
A 30-second video of a newborn baby shows the infant silently snoozing in its crib, his breathing barely perceptible. But when the video is run through an algorithm that can amplify both movement and color, the baby’s face blinks crimson … Continue reading
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Computing At School :: Computing For the Next Generation …
The Computing At School Working Group (CAS) is a grass roots organisation that aims to promote the teaching of Computing at school. CAS is a collaborative partner with the BCS through the BCS Academy of Computing, and has formal support … Continue reading
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6 good things about being a programmer | ITworld
No doubt about it, I’m a glass-is-half-empty kind of person. Ask my wife, ask my kids, ask my friends and they’ll tell you that I love to complain. It’s one of my favorite hobbies and, dare I say, skills. Always … Continue reading
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Object-Oriented Programming – Scratch Wiki
Is Scratch OOP? Whether or not Scratch is Object-oriented is disputable. It definitely uses objects, namely sprites; however, you currently cannot dynamically generate sprites. In Scratch 2.0, however, cloning will be supported. This will allow for dynamically generated sprites. Arguments against Scratch being OOP … Continue reading
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Learn To Code #1: Does Everybody Really Need To Program? – Forbes
Everywhere I turn, there seems to be a new way to learn how to program online. There are free resources like Codeacademy, Udacity, Coursera, Mozilla’s P2PU, Google Code University, and MIT Open Courseware. There are also more and more high-quality paid resources, both online and off, … Continue reading
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