bootup

5 ms·

1. 1.▲
   Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDK for Node.js(aws.amazon.com)

   3 points by bootup 14y ago|1 comments
2. 2.▲
   by bootup 14y ago

   I agree with you on your first point where you say that the best way to get concepts is by breaking things. But two to five minutes for explaining such CS concepts as variables, functions, and even operators may prove to be nothing more tha
3. 3.▲
   Lego Robots Used to Generate Synthetic Bones(mashable.com)

   1 points by bootup 14y ago|0 comments
4. 4.▲
   by bootup 14y ago

   How did you find playing the RoboRally game? Did you think you that were being taught programming, or that you were just playing a board game? Thanks.
5. 5.▲
   by bootup 14y ago

   SkyMarshal, check out a new game called Code Hero. It's a game that teaches kids how to control Unity 3D env with code. Their team just raised 170k on Kickstarter and they have the beta ready for download. http://primerlabs.com/download
6. 6.▲
   by bootup 14y ago

   It better be a computer literacy thing. Many of us are taught music lessons early in life but only some become musicians. The main goal of these lessons is not really for us to become professional musicians in future, but to know that music
7. 7.▲
   by bootup 14y ago

   Thanks for sharing this, Josh! I absolutely agree with Nikos' approach to teaching programming young learners without using an actual code. If we teach kids the idea of programming early - it will then be much more intuitive for them to pic