<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Thanks David (x2) + Brian</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>There are definitely some good suggestions here - cheers!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>If there are any other non-coding-specific, tech-oriented, summer holiday work placement
opportunities for a 17 y.o. with sights set on a future in the creative industries - please pass on the gen/contacts/ideas too.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>P.</span></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "david@davidparkin.com" <david@davidparkin.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> Brian A <bradlug@techchico.org.uk>; BradLUG <bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 11 April 2013, 13:00<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bradford] Fwd: [GMG-Devel] We're in Google Summer of Code and the GNOME Outreach Program for Women! It's official!<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv617339260"><div><div>Python rocks, from a former python hater.<br><br><div class="yiv617339260gmail_quote">Brian A <bradlug@techchico.org.uk> wrote:<blockquote class="yiv617339260gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;">
<div dir="ltr"><div 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=""><br></div>I learn a lot from YouTube. There are lots of tutorials on there - of course they vary in quality. <div 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=""><br></div><div style=""><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston">https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston</a><br></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">I think that this is a good way to learn and get a quick appreciation of a subject. </div>
<div style=""><br></div><div 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="">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=""><br></div><div 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=""><br></div><div style="">
Brian</div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><br></div></div><div class="yiv617339260gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="yiv617339260gmail_quote">On 11 April 2013 09:55, David Carpenter <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk">david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="yiv617339260gmail_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 rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.codecademy.com/learn">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="yiv617339260HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">David<br>
</font></span><div class="yiv617339260HOEnZb"><div class="yiv617339260h5"><br>
On 10 April 2013 21:46, Paul Colley <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pchcolley@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" 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 rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:xpd259@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:xpd259@gmail.com">xpd259@gmail.com</a>><br>
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> 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>
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> From: Christopher Allan Webber <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cwebber@dustycloud.org" target="_blank" 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 rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:devel@mediagoblin.org" target="_blank" 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 rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mediagoblin.org/news/opw-gsoc-2013.html">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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