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Learning to Code

People often asked me ‘what is coding?’. I struggled to explain exactly what it is and why it is used for. so I created this curriculum to show them rather than just explain. I hope you have the same inquisitive mind that just wants to know ‘what it is’ and if you have that burning question, this is a great place to start.

This is designed as a coding course that will introduce you to the basic for those who have never coded before. You cannot fail, you can only try. You will be coding before you even have a chance to say ‘I can’t do this’. This is a have a go course. It is free and plans to stay that way. The aim is to give you the skills to create wonderful works of digital art and/or simple games for people to enjoy. The beauty of this is that you can link it into a website for others to see, interact and play.

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  1. What is coding?
    1. A cake recipe
    2. A type of language
    3. It is so very logical
    4. It is problem solving at its best
  2. What is it used for?
    1. Artificial Intelligence
    2. Internet of Things
    3. Robotics (physical computing)
    4. …and other stuff
  3. Where do I start – which language?
    1. Scratch
    2. Python
    3. JavaScript
    4. P5.js
    5. C++
  4. The Micro-Controller
    1. Raspberry Pi
    2. Arduino Uno
    3. micro:bit
    4. Particle Photon
  5. Where to start then? …start here
    1. Let’s draw a circle
    2. Let’s colour the background
    3. Let’s colour the circle
    4. Drawing a line 

Daily Digital Doodles

There are static, animated and interactive ones, click on the tiles…

Gadgets, Robots and Things

Traffic Lights

The Arduino Uno is a handy little micro-controller that is immensely popular the world over. Here it controls the traffic light operation switching the LEDs on in sequence. Read more...

Dot Matrix

Four 8x8 dot matrix connected to an Arduino Uno flashing randomly. Read more...