What got you interested in programming, waaaaay back when? For me, it was the movie Tron (especially the light cycles), but you may have a very different...
13 replies - 1987 views - 03/14/08 by Jim Bethancourt in News
One of the best things about math is that it's so... visible. Consider the monte carlo estimation we ran in the last lesson: nothing creates "wow...
1 replies - 380 views - 02/17/08 by Joseph Ottinger in Articles
Lesson two: Let's get gambling!What we're actually going to be doing today is applying something called the “Monte Carlo method” to estimate the value of...
0 replies - 739 views - 02/16/08 by Joseph Ottinger in News
So! Let's talk math, because it's
fun. We'll use python for this because we don't have to compile it, it's easy, and it's useful in simulation projects like...
0 replies - 1217 views - 02/16/08 by Joseph Ottinger in News
Aaron Houston recently pointed out that there is a new Student Portal on the Sun Developer Network, and could be a helpful resource for both high school and...
5 replies - 1223 views - 01/28/08 by Jim Bethancourt in News
Recently, my daughter Sophie asked me to show her how to write a computer game. She is nine. (Well, only a few weeks away from being ten - at this age, a year...
2 replies - 417 views - 01/26/08 by Michael Kölling in News
I've spoken to a few people about teaching kids to program and am excited to see this new section on DZone!
0 replies - 967 views - 01/24/08 by Jim Priest in News
I'm delighted that several people have gotten in touch with me to share their enthusiasm for the idea of KidsCodeZone.com, and I'm even more delighted that...
0 replies - 158 views - 01/24/08 by Rick Ross in News
To begin with, I must thank Michael Kölling for this excellent posting that inspired me to act on something I have wanted to do for a long time: create a...
5 replies - 737 views - 01/22/08 by Rick Ross in News
