On December 31, 2020 the software company, Adobe, bid farewell to Flash which is a technology that was a game changer and presents an important lesson for all coders. Microsoft will then begin blocking Windows from running any Flash files. This is a process that is a long time coming but it is an important […]
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Learning to code SQL with databases can be an interesting if you use the right example data. In my last post I explained WHAT IS A DATABASE and provided a STAR WARS database example download. As a huge Star Wars fan, using this data to learn is so much more fun. But let’s cover a
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When you create a software program you typically display information. That information is stored somewhere. That somewhere is usually in a database. If you are asking what is a database then let me explain. It is the one topic that is often overlooked when teaching anyone to learn how to code but is at the
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Did you ever want to make a video game? If you have wanted to build a game then you want to visit Gamefroot. Gamefroot is a game creation website where you can make games that you can share with others. Anyone can make a video game using Gamefroot. I discovered Gamefroot several years ago while
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As we usher in 2019, we will see all sorts of new technological things. Leading the pack this year is Scratch 3.0. What is new in Scratch 3.0? I take a look at what is new and also let you know if you have an account, your work is still fine. Right off the bat
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Simple and clear is often not something you think of when you hear the phrase, software coding. I will give you a simple and clear explanation of coding and help you understand what it means to create software without going into details that often over complicate it. Let’s get it right out in the open
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We are surrounded by technology. Whether you think it is great or a distraction it really has crept into every part of our lives. Today we communicate with each other using smartphone apps, select movie from our couch after viewing a sprawling menu of movie theatre posters, order our gifts via websites without leaving our
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My daughter called out to me from our family room, “hey Dad, you have to see this scene from Stranger Things”! There is a character named Bob Newby, played by Sean Astin, telling another character that to hack into the system you need to know BASIC. BASIC is earlier programming language that many of us
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Whenever I meet new students wanting to learn how to code, I ask a simple question “have you ever coded?”. The answer is usually “yes” but quickly followed with a “well…sort of”. Some say “yes, I used Microsoft PowerPoint” and others “yes, I did web page design using HTML” and then others say “I learned
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