First, Solve the Problem. Then, write the code.

First, Solve the Problem. Then, write the code.

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  • Tim Slavin

    Tim is an award-winning writer and technologist who enjoys teaching tech to non-technical people. He has many years experience with web sites and applications in business, technical, and creative roles. He and his wife have two kids, now teenagers, who are mad about video games.

Also In The April 2016 Issue

The iDTech summer camp recently posted 102 questions. Here are a few with links to the full list.

The choice of a first programming language can be overwhelming, from simple drag and drop to full languages.

REST is a standard way for software applications to work with each other to do things.

Blockchain software technology works as a distributed ledger to record what was done and when.

Believe it or not, computers and keyboards were not invented together.

Learn the basics of Go plus neat math details about Go and AlphaGo, the computer that beat a human playing Go.

If you were a wizard, wouldn't you want to know how to scale your spells for maximum effect?

— John Johnson

A phone and tablet app exposes the invisible world of radio, phone, and satellite waves that connect our computers.

ASCII is a set of letters, numbers, and characters computers use to communicate accurately.

Links from the bottom of all the April 2016 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.

Computing at School (CAS) provides resources and support for computer science teachers and parents.

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for April 2016.

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