Code Year Community
What could be awesomer than a bunch of librarians who've signed up to learn to program at http://codeyear.org/? A bunch of librarians helping each other learn. If you're doing Code Year -- or if you're an experienced coder who wants to help out -- join. Let's all learn together.
PostWeek 6
by Andromeda Yelton on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:21amAnd, for the people who are all the way up-to-date (or everyone else who catches up along the way), here's a space to talk about Week 6.
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PostWeek 5
by Andromeda Yelton on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:20amSo, who's on week 5? Comments, questions, rants, brilliant insights, etc.?
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PostWeek 4
by Andromeda Yelton on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:20amCan you tell I'm a teensy bit behind on CodeYear? (Partway through week 5 myself, but I hear people are all over the map.) Nonetheless, there should be discussion spaces for all the weeks to date! Working through Week 4 right now? Hop on in and share insights, ask questions, etc.
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PostNew Library Code Year Interest Group
by Carli Spina on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:08amExciting news: we have officially formed a new Library Code Year Interest Group. Jointly sponsored by ALCTS and LITA, this group aims to support ALA members who want to improve their computer programming skills and connect with other members with an interest in computer programming.
DiscussionReference Document
by Frank Skornia on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 4:05pmI just whinged about this on Twitter. One thing that is bugging me a bit as I go along (especially with gaps of time) is trying to remember the syntax for certain commands. I don't have time to start today, but what do people think of developing a reference document that develops as additional syntax and commands are added to our repetoires?
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Posttips
by Andromeda Yelton on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 2:10pmBohyun posted this super-useful blog post of CodeYear learning tips: http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=167 It has resources, advice on how to ask code questions to get the most useful answers, and a very clever spot-the-error game you can use to to quiz yourself.
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Postweek 3 -- and an interest group!
by Andromeda Yelton on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 5:27pmSo now that I'm feeling nearly recovered from Midwinter... ;)
How's week 3 going? Anyone have any insights or hacks they want to brag about? Things you're beating your head against?
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PostPyCon
by Carli Spina on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:12pmDo you know or want to learn Python? If so, you should consider attending PyCon! While I haven't attended it, I have heard great things about this convention and over the course of a week it offers tutorials, talks and sprints for all levels of experience.
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Postcatcode wiki links
by Shana McDanold on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 12:07pmWiki: http://catcode.pbworks.com/
We've got a lot going on in the wikispace. Please request access and add to it! It's called "catcode" but you don't have to be a cataloger to join in. :)
Resources page: http://catcode.pbworks.com/w/page/49680175/Resources
Folder of pages of Definitions: http://catcode.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=Definitions
Postoh, code, you have the lols
by Andromeda Yelton on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 8:56amA surprisingly funny lightning talk about why code is sometimes kinda stupid: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat
(It's OK if you don't get all the references. I don't either. The point is, sometimes when you think "why is this language doing this weird thing?!?" -- it isn't you. it's Javascript.)
(The other point is, nerds are funny. Yay nerds!)
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