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Sharing the Love of Programming
« on: September 19, 2011, 08:05:15 pm »
I, as hopefully a great many others who are on this site, have a great deal of love for programming. I got into programming at a time in my life when I was very lonely/bored out of my mind/etc. I really feel like other people need to give programming a try, and embrace the nerdiness. Who cares what other people think?

Anways, I created this thread to discuss how to "convert" people to programming, specifically programming calculators (inspired by the "Why Johnny Can't Code" thread, found here: http://ourl.ca/13080).

I like to think I converted Parser Padwan, first to TI-BASIC and taught him the basics (yuk yuk yuk) of it in math class. Any conversion stories you'd like to share? What works? Parser Padwan, would you mind telling your side of the story (about your "conversion") ?
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 08:10:38 pm »
I have turned 1/2 of AP Stat class to calc programmer with Silence demo alone. >:D
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2011, 05:10:24 pm »
Quote from: buttsfredkin on September 19, 2011, 08:05:15 pm
What works? Parser Padwan, would you mind telling your side of the story (about your "conversion") ?
Yes, I like to think you converted me. (you did). about my side of the story...
first, I was born. lol
I really thought it was cool that it was something that could do cool things (games) and have the calc do the useless formulas for you. ex. quadratic formula  :P
and plus I thought "hey, everyone likes buttsfredkin (allthough I didn't call him that) because he is a nerd and puts games that he makes on people's calcs.
Also, I have never said this before, but the reason I started programming was that I could get you off my case. after all, you had asked me like four times before
to learn, and so I finally said to myself "fine, I'll suffer through it." however, after you showed me, I thought "Wow, I have been such and idiot. being a nerd is cool.  8)"
thank you buttsfredkin!  ;D
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 05:11:38 pm »
Haha that's funny. Come to think of it I did notice some resistance from you initially. :)
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 05:12:47 pm »
did I show it that much? dang, I am a bad actor.  ;)
Also, I know someone else in my math class knows how to program, but I don't know who. Wish I did though.
Do you have Shaw?
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2011, 05:21:00 pm »
How can I get kids who just care about everything except computers to get interested in computers?
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2011, 05:21:54 pm »
No, I have Wytiaz. Wait, how do you know that they know how to program, but you don't know who it is? Also keep in mind you can use IRC to ask questions if you don't want to wait for a forum reply.
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2011, 05:27:44 pm »
Every day in shaw, she gives us a quiz, and then we correct it and give it back to the person, and then she asks us a random question that we write the answer to on the back. then she reads them to the class. exept it she doesn't say the names of the people. That particular day the question was "what do I do for service to other people?" one of the answers was "I program peoples calculators" but, she didn't say the name. And I think it would be wierd to ask her who it was.
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2011, 05:33:39 pm »
I know the kids in my school like arcade and shooting style games, and any time they can get help on homework, especially math. So there's some things I can teach kids how to do in programming. But what language? I like BASIC256, so maybe that.
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 05:37:34 pm »
Quote from: parser padwan on September 20, 2011, 05:27:44 pm
Every day in shaw, she gives us a quiz, and then we correct it and give it back to the person, and then she asks us a random question that we write the answer to on the back. then she reads them to the class. exept it she doesn't say the names of the people. That particular day the question was "what do I do for service to other people?" one of the answers was "I program peoples calculators" but, she didn't say the name. And I think it would be wierd to ask her who it was.
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If you have 40 posts (which you do), at the top page, there's a OmnomIRC ShoutBox. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, and it's pretty much a chat room where we just chill some times.

Ask her! Embrace the akwardness. We may be successful in bringing a new one to the fold lol :)
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2011, 05:45:52 pm »
Seems like they are allready in "the fold" lol.
the quiz was last Wednesday, so I'm not even sure she still has the particular quiz. besides, there is me and 1 other sophomore in my class, and I have allready asked him if that was him, and he said no. so odds are it is someone we don't know. however, we should become friends with them.
However, I am trying to find out who it is, by making a simple game on every calc on the classroom set. once they exit, it says "programmed by" and my name.
so maybe they'll get one and come to me and say "hey, you program?" however probably not likely.  :(
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2011, 05:46:15 pm »
What would be the best programming language to teach "newbies" (7-8 grade range who never programmed)?
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2011, 05:48:16 pm »
TI-BASIC!! prolly
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2011, 05:49:11 pm »
These kids don't know what a graphing calculator is.
I'm thinking BASIC or BASIC256.
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Re: Sharing the Love of Programming
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2011, 05:49:26 pm »
Quote from: Spyro543 on September 20, 2011, 05:46:15 pm
What would be the best programming language to teach "newbies" (7-8 grade range who never programmed)?
I was in 9th grade when I started, but 83 Basic was all I needed to learn, because you can make the simplest programs ever,
and if you work hard you can make a fairly entertaining game. (wide range). anyway, that's what I would reccomend.  :)
also, they don't know what a graphing calculator is?! do you live in the 19th century? :)
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