Last night I was Googling Python lambda functions and a strange thing happened. The Google search results window broke open near the top and a single line of white text appeared on a black background asking if I wanted to take a test, next to a link to google.com/foobar. After clicking on the link, I … Read more
I was able to finish 2014 by completing the JavaScript Path on Code School, and am back to working on the Ruby Path. Rails For Zombies Redux at Code School is a free course, so even if you don’t have a subscription, you can work through this one just to try out the format without … Read more
This week, December 8-14, 2014 is Computer Science Education Week! Since its inception in 2013, the Hour of Code movement has been gaining steam. During just the CSE Week last year, 15 million students took part. There have never been more free resources for learning the basics of programming. Code.org, the founders of the Hour … Read more