Scott Hanselman, one of my favorite programming/technology bloggers, argues that the JavaScript programming language is the assembly language of the web. It’s the programming magic that makes modern web applications like Google Maps possible. My good friend Chip Bell recently came back from the JSConf 2014 conference. He Read more…
Thanks to programs like Scratch, MIT App Inventor, Hopscotch and others, students and novice programmers are getting introduced to ideas like sequencing, planning, simple logic, and loops. Instead of creating lines of code, students are introduced to the concepts of computer programming through the metaphor of puzzle pieces. In Scratch, Read more…
Photo from https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mercer-Creative-Computer-Camps/145801895430813 Looking for a fun summer camp for your kids this Summer? Check out the “Mercer Creative Computer Camps” at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Kids get the opportunity to play and tinker with robotics, game design, and Minecraft. Students interested in media can experiment with digital Read more…
17 Fun Tools To Teach Kids To Code by @ChrisBetcher Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About theClubhou.se: Growing an Awesome City through a Culture of Making Learn to Build Your Own Conversational Bot using ChatScript Easy Data Visualization with Google Charts and JavaScript Using Read more…
As I have started to share the story of the National Day of Civic Hacking with my friends, local designers, programmers and family, I commonly receive the following question: What kinds of projects can I do? I wrote this post so that you’re not stuck with “blank paper” syndrome. Read more…
Check out https://www.facebook.com/theClubhouseAugusta Maker spaces are starting all across the country providing a welcoming environment for tinkering and inventing. In these spaces, you’ll find programmers building cool apps. In the same space, you might find a class of young people learning how to build their first Arduino project. You might Read more…
For teams that do creative work, Scrum has become a popular management framework to help improve team focus and provide a disciplined pattern for continuous improvement. Working with teams that use agile/scrum, it has been fun to see how the leadership and meeting patterns in scrum help improve positive communication Read more…
Are you a programmer, community leader, or designer wanting to make a difference? Mark your calendars for May 31 – June 1, 2014 for the National Day of Civic Hacking, a fun weekend of community service using design, programming and technology. Whether you’re a novice or expert, all are welcome! Why Read more…
As artists and makers, we enjoy the process of creating something new from something old or familiar. The Makey Makey makes this possible. Makey makey is a USB device for your Mac or PC enabling makers of all ages to experiment with human computer interaction and inventing. Read more…
As programmers, we desire to create well crafted software that delights our customers. Because we care about the long term maintainability of our code, we aspire to craft our code well. In the ideal case, future programmers should find it easy to change our code while avoiding errors Read more…