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My new book: Read Write Code(readwritecodebook.com)
1 points by jkeesh 6y ago|0 comments
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CodeHS Hiring Chief of Staff(codehs.recruiterbox.com)
2 points by jkeesh 12y ago|0 comments
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by jkeesh 13y ago
CodeHS: Software Engineer in San Francisco CodeHS is a site that helps teach computer science to beginners with a focus on working with high schools. We work with students and schools all over the US and all over the world. Make a big impac
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by jkeesh 13y ago
CodeHS: Software Engineer in San Francisco CodeHS is a site that helps teach computer science to beginners with a focus on working with high schools. We work with students and schools all over the US and all over the world. Make a big impac
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When everyone is digging for gold, sell shovels(bitcoinshovels.com)
13 points by jkeesh 13y ago|0 comments
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by jkeesh 13y ago
This looks fantastic. I just have a question for the author (+ Mozilla). Since this is a hosted service, I'm a bit reluctant to integrate it, because I'm not sure what we should expect from Mozilla on this project. Is this a cool
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by jkeesh 13y ago
CodeHS is hiring in San Francisco, CA! CodeHS is the best way for beginners to learn how to program. We focus on working with schools, and work with hundreds of schools and thousands of students all over the world. CodeHS focuses on making
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by jkeesh 13y ago
I recently sent an email to linode support, and got a very murky response. I used my debit card on linode, and it was recently used on transactions I didn't make in random parts of the world that I'm not in, so I had to cancel it. My first
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Introducing Credits and Peer Grading on CodeHS(blog.codehs.com)
1 points by jkeesh 13y ago|0 comments
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by jkeesh 13y ago
Andrew-- We use Django and South in our projects, and really appreciate the work you have done. I just contributed, and am excited about this project. My one suggestion/request: Please make it an emphasis to create awesome documentation. I
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Thanks for sharing this link. As it related to HN, I think you have to applaud all of the people who go out on a limb and share their work-in-progress side project, new startup, or anything else that they've created---knowing that half of t
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback. These are all things on our to-do list.
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Ah, that's a problem. Thanks for letting us know about that.
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Thank you Hacker News reader for the very Hacker-News-esque constructive criticism. We are trying to improve our site, so if you have specific constructive feedback for us, we would appreciate it. Thanks! :)
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by jkeesh 14y ago
The point you make here (and one made by many others) is a straw man/reductio ad absurdum argument. People who advocate that everyone should learn to code (like myself) to not advocate the absurd conclusions that are used by others to refut
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by jkeesh 14y ago
haha yes, you make a good point. I do think that including several ways to try to connect with beginners is important, and that is what we hope to do. I really like the logo the turtle approach as well. I think my main concern with the prev
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by jkeesh 14y ago
You make a lot of assumptions about how kids have to be taught coding. > I tried everything possible. Every other trick in the trade. Even tried to start with Python first and not C. > They struggle to understand where or why shoul
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Why Blog About Random Bugs and Fixes(thekeesh.com)
4 points by jkeesh 14y ago|0 comments
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Make sure to check out CodeHS. We are the little demo shown in the video using "Karel the dog." We work on making it fun and accessible to beginners, mostly in high schools and middle schools, but also have all ages of students. More than o
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“Better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy”(blog.codehs.com)
2 points by jkeesh 14y ago|0 comments
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Notification Overload(thekeesh.com)
1 points by jkeesh 14y ago|0 comments
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by jkeesh 14y ago
We develop our site in django and just bought the book. Excited to read it!
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Why You Should Use Rule-Based Passwords(thekeesh.com)
4 points by jkeesh 14y ago|1 comments
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7 hours left to raise $60k for CS Education in High Schools(indiegogo.com)
1 points by jkeesh 14y ago|0 comments
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CS Ed Week: Don’t Just Tweet About It, Do Something(blog.codehs.com)
3 points by jkeesh 14y ago|0 comments
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by jkeesh 14y ago
We are making CodeHS to be as accessible as possible. We've had students of all ages, and it would be great to get feedback from everyone.
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Older people can use it as well. Weve had students as young as 5, 9, 10, and as old as 80. Right now we are focusing on HS, but any beginner can try.
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by jkeesh 14y ago
Stephen-- It would be great to hear your thoughts on CodeHS. >but with lab/office hours -- where people can work at their own pace but in the same space as others at their same level, and people with more advanced skills, who can give a
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by jkeesh 14y ago
> I've spent a few years working with the most incompetent people who were cooks, business graduates, poured concrete 2 months prior (you name it) and then decided to become programmers because they coded a formula in a spreadsheet. If
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by jkeesh 14y ago
We've also found people are less likely to give up if they get help at the right time. Many people at the beginning get stuck on simple bugs, but don't even know the right question to ask.

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