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Play-i's Toy Robots Aim To Teach Programming At A Very Young Age

Play-i wants to lower the bar for the accessible programming age with its new toy robots, Bo and Yana. There's a crowd-funding campaign where you can pre-order the bots for 2014.

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Runnable Wants To Be The YouTube For Code With A Searchable Repository

Runnable aims to be a huge library of code anyone can search for code snippets and then reuse. For all practical purposes, they want to be the “YouTube of Code”.

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Powerful Python IDE PyCharm Community Edition Now Available For Free

JetBrains has recently released a new version of their PyCharm IDE in two different flavors, one of which is entirely free.

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Love GitHub? 4 Reasons Why You Should Host Your Code On BitBucket

You have to think about where you intend to store your code. It's likely you've have heard of GitHub. That's not surprising. GitHub is used by individuals and enterprises to host code, collaborate on documentation and track issues. It has some pretty big names using it. It's a pretty big deal. But have you heard of BitBucket? You should have.

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Gadgeteer - Microsoft's Hardware Hacking Platform You Haven't Heard Of

Microsoft is still in the innovation business. If you don't think so, you haven't heard about Microsoft's open source electronics prototyping platform called Gadgeteer. You read that right - Microsoft and Open Source in the same sentence. Wanted to build a little invention you had in mind? Maybe you're already programming C# and would like to work with some different hardware. Are you a technology teacher looking for a platform with which to teach? From the student to the professional, Gadgeteercan help you make your ideas a reality.

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Learning Computer Science? Tag Some Video Tutorials On Teaching Tree

Learning with the help of massive open online courses or YouTube videos has one slight problem -- there isn't anyone around to help you take shortcuts to the precise concept. You wade in and flounder around, because there's just so much information out there. If you come up for air, take a look at Teaching Tree. Teaching Tree handles the difficult part of taking you to the right concepts in the shortest time possible.

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Full-Featured vs. Basic Linux Code Editor: Eclipse and Geany Compared

If you're someone who writes code regularly, it's highly important that you use a code editor that you're comfortable with. Under Linux, there is a large selection of editors to choose from, each one aimed at different types of programmers. Choosing just two editors to compare is really hard, but I chose my two favorites: Eclipse and Geany.

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Participate In Exciting Software Challenges To Win Recognition (And Money) With ChallengePost

This is an exciting time to be a software developer; the open-source community has never been stronger, with a wealth of open source projects you can participate in. What if there was a way to discover software challenges you could contribute to, solve real-world problems, and make people's lives better in various tangible ways? And possibly even win prizes and recognition for your work? ChallengePost offers one such way.

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Open Source Matters: 6 Source Code Search Engines You Can Use For Programming Projects

Open source projects need all the help they can get. If not with funding, then with volunteers contributing to open source programming and free tools they can brandish. Search engines tuned with algorithms to find source code for programming projects are among the tools for the kit bag. While reusing code is a much debated topic in higher circles, they could be of help to beginner programmers and those trying to work their way through a coding logjam by cross-referencing their code.

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Web Development
CoffeeScript Is JavaScript Without The Headaches

I've never really liked writing JavaScript all that much. From the day I wrote my first line using it, I've always resented that whatever I write in it always ends up looking like a Jackson Pollock painting. Blegh. Despite its power and flexibility, JavaScript is by no means a pretty language. It takes verbosity to an extreme and has so many quirks and idiosyncrasies, even the most famous book about the JavaScript programming language nods to its inherent nastiness with its title 'JavaScript: The Good Parts'. Fortunately, there is a better alternative: CoffeeScript.

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What is Node.JS and Why Should I Care? [Web Development]

JavaScript is a just a client-side programming language that runs in the browser, right? Not any more. Node.js is a way of running JavaScript on the server; but it's so much more as well. If you're at all interested in web development, you really should find out a little about Node and why it's making waves in the community. JavaScript is after all, just a language - there's nothing that says it couldn't be used on a server as well as in the user's browser.

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Make Your Own Tweet/Like/+1 To Unlock System with jQuery

Going viral used to mean a disease epidemic, but now it's something all content creators crave. You could rely on the quality of your content alone - if it's good enough, people will share it, right? Maybe. But you could also help things along by offering something extra of value to those who do share - a coupon, a download, or a smiley face sticker in the mail. Today I'll show you how to create your own like/tweet/+1 to unlock system with a little jQuery and the native APIs.

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So, You Want To Develop Android Apps? Here's How To Learn

After so many years, one would think that the mobile market is now saturated with every app imaginable to man - but that's not the case. There are plenty of niches that still need to be filled and even current markets with several leading apps can still fall behind in quality. All that to say: there's always room for new Android apps, and with a little bit of know-how, you could be the next developer to create a smash hit.

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Can You Make A Living Out Of Ethical Hacking?

Being labeled a “hacker” usually comes with plenty of negative connotations. If you call yourself a hacker, people will often perceive you as someone who causes mischief just for giggles. But there is a difference between good and bad hackers, as there are also ethical hackers that end up doing similar tasks for good and not evil. But while ethical hackers exist, is it possible to make a living as one?

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The Journey Of A Coder: How To Enhance Your Coding Skills By Contributing To An Open Source Project

If you’re looking to market yourself as a competent programmer, there’s no better time to show off your skills in the best way possible — by contributing to open source projects. There are many reasons why you should contribute to open source projects , but the most important reason of them all is that you can “learn by doing”. And once you learn, you can not only claim that you have coding skills, but you can prove it by showing your work.

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What Is HTML5, And How Does It Change The Way I Browse? [MakeUseOf Explains]

Over the past few years, you may have heard the term HTML5 every once in a while. Whether you know anything about web development or not, the concept can be somewhat nebulous and confusing. Obviously, it’s the next step in the line of HTML, but what exactly does it do? Why is there so much excitement around it? And why does it matter for you?

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How To View & Edit The Source Code Of An Open-Source App

While going open source might be a good choice, you'll also need to invest in the right community. GitHub is one of the best places to do this, not only because of the sheer amount of users who visit the site, but also because of the features that GitHub offers. If you find an open source app on GitHub, I'll show you a few things you can do with it, including viewing, editing, and forking the code.

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jQuery for Beginners (Part 6) - jQuery UI and Further Reading

In our final lesson in this jQuery for Beginners tutorial series, we’re going to take a brief look at jQuery UI - the most widely used jQuery plugin for adding graphical user interfaces to web apps. From fancy forms and visual effect, to draggable widgets, spinners and dialog boxes – jQuery UI gives you the power to create rich web UIs.

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5 Interesting Ways To Learn To Code

Many people have realized the importance of learning how to code as a life skill. No matter where you go, and what job you have, it’s always seen as in a positive light if you know how to work some code, even if that’s not your profession. As this importance increases ever more, there are plenty of new initiatives to get kids to learn code in school. While it’s great to see them, you can take control of your coding education by taking some steps on your own.

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