seashore

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1. 31.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   Thx! The ecosystem is starting to develop. We have conversations with most of the established orgs in the learn to code space. It's important to attack the problem from multiples angles.
2. 32.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   Yes, for one of the projects students work with Arduinos using the dino gem.
3. 33.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   When we first started we had an amazing group of volunteers with experience in Ruby. Our focus is project based learning. It's been perfect for this.
4. 34.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   Thx! Exactly our goal. Get them excited about learning to code early on so they will stick with it as it becomes more difficult.
5. 35.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   We teach Ruby. Students learn about: - variables - notion of different data types (string / integer/ array / hash) - string interpolation - iteration / enumeration - looping - boolean conditionals - defining/invoki
6. 36.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   That's not our intention. Our focus is to create awareness for these students that becoming a software engineer is an option.
7. 37.▲
   by seashore 13y ago

   Thx! Excited to have YC's support.
8. 38.▲
   YC Backs Its Next Nonprofit, Coding Education Program CodeNow(techcrunch.com)

   57 points by seashore 13y ago|32 comments