<html><head/><body><html><head></head><body>Python rocks, from a former python hater.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Brian A <bradlug@techchico.org.uk> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr"><div style="style">I may have got the wrong end of the stick here but, in reply to Paul, I think you are wanting a way for your son to get some experience in coding. </div><div style="style"><br /></div>I learn a lot from YouTube. There are lots of tutorials on there - of course they vary in quality. <div style="style">
I have followed a tutorial,of over 50 videos,on html5/CSS3 by Bucky Roberts a.k.a. 'TheNewBoston'. I like the way he teaches. Unlike so many others, who have little idea on how to teach, I think that he is good. He has lots of coding tutorials. He is an amazing guy, if you look at his range of activities you'll see what I mean.</div>
<div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston">https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston</a><br /></div><div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style">I think that this is a good way to learn and get a quick appreciation of a subject. </div>
<div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style">Whilst others may disagree I think that html5/CSS3 & Javascript are going to be important. Those together with another language - maybe Python - I don't know any Python, my preferred language is PHP and I've not seen anything yet that makes me want to learn Python over what I can do already.</div>
<div style="style">If any of the coding is to involve the web then I'd suggest installing a server on a home computer. It is very easy to do. I sent my Tomboy note, on server installation, to a friend, who had never installed a server before, and he had no problems doing it. Personally I don't like LAMP (the package) as an installation because I can so easily get a web server up and running using individual components such as Apache2, PHP5 & MySql in a matter of minutes. That way I have up to date packages.</div>
<div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style">I will finish by saying that I am not a professional coder. I have written many 1000s of lines of code but I am almost entirely self taught, mostly from books.</div><div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style">
Brian</div><div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style"><br /></div><div style="style"><br /></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br /><br /><div class="gmail_quote">On 11 April 2013 09:55, David Carpenter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk" target="_blank">david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br />
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Depending on how much coding he has done - it might be worth looking at:<br />
<a href="http://www.codecademy.com/learn" target="_blank">http://www.codecademy.com/learn</a><br />
<br />
I'm a bit sceptical at the best of times, but I think this is quite a<br />
good resource.<br />
<br />
I'm not sure what's available this side of the Pennines, but my<br />
colleague in Manchester is involved in Young Rewired State, MadLab,<br />
and code clubs, all of which will have young people specific<br />
activities/coding/electronics based over the summer.<br />
<br />
Google them and if they are of interest, then let me know if you need<br />
an introduction - I suspect that remote participation is also an<br />
option.<br />
<br />
Cheers<br />
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">David<br />
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br />
On 10 April 2013 21:46, Paul Colley <<a href="mailto:pchcolley@yahoo.co.uk">pchcolley@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br />
> Hi Dick (all)<br />
><br />
> Initially when I saw this and the reference to students I hoped it might be<br />
> applicable to my son who is only 17 and doing his A levels at the moment -<br />
> but it looks crazy advanced (even tho he's a smart cookie). He's wanting to<br />
> go to Lancaster Uni to do an MSc in ICT for Creative Industries (aiming<br />
> high!) and hoping to maybe do something over the summer holidays this year -<br />
> but this seems like a bridge too far with very little coding experience<br />
> under his belt. Do you have any ideas of anything that might be applicable<br />
> for someone a little earlier in his development - maybe some kind of work<br />
> placement that might give him experience in the field that would put him in<br />
> a more advantageous position when going for Uni interviews?<br />
><br />
> Really appreciate any ideas from anyone out there. I know I'm his biased dad<br />
> but he's a level-headed, motivated, fast learning young man and I'd like to<br />
> find him something that would be cool and developmental.<br />
><br />
> Thanks for giving this your consideration.<br />
><br />
> Paul Colley<br />
><br />
> From: Dick Thomas <<a href="mailto:xpd259@gmail.com">xpd259@gmail.com</a>><br />
> To: Bradlug Mailing list <<a href="mailto:bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk">bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>><br />
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 17:31<br />
> Subject: [Bradford] Fwd: [GMG-Devel] We're in Google Summer of Code and the<br />
> GNOME Outreach Program for Women! It's official!<br />
><br />
> Any students on the mailing list looking for something to do this summer?<br />
> mediagoblin has the chance to be an awesome piece of software<br />
><br />
><br />
> Dick<br />
><br />
><br />
> About.me <a href="http://about.me/dick.thomas" target="_blank">http://about.me/dick.thomas</a><br />
> Blog: <a href="http://www.xpd259.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.xpd259.co.uk/</a><br />
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br />
> From: Christopher Allan Webber <<a href="mailto:cwebber@dustycloud.org">cwebber@dustycloud.org</a>><br />
> Date: 9 April 2013 16:33<br />
> Subject: [GMG-Devel] We're in Google Summer of Code and the GNOME Outreach<br />
> Program for Women! It's official!<br />
> To: MediaGoblin Devel <<a href="mailto:devel@mediagoblin.org">devel@mediagoblin.org</a>><br />
><br />
><br />
> Hey all!<br />
><br />
> I just wrote a blogpost that's worth getting excited about:<br />
> <a href="http://mediagoblin.org/news/opw-gsoc-2013.html" target="_blank">http://mediagoblin.org/news/opw-gsoc-2013.html</a><br />
><br />
> That's right, we're participating in both OPW and GSoC!<br />
><br />
> If you know students and/or any women who are interested in getting<br />
> their feet wet with free software contributions in something like<br />
> MediaGoblin, please encourage them to apply!<br />
><br />
> This summer is gonna be awesome!<br />
> - Chris<br />
><br />
> (PS: Thanks to those of you who signed up as mentors!)<br />
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