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Behind almost every ordinary task sits a layer of code. Paying for groceries with a card, checking a bus timetable, submitting homework through a school portal or streaming a film all depend…
Plain-spoken notes on learning to code, desk gadgets, apps, streaming and the software that quietly runs work, home and travel.
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Behind almost every ordinary task sits a layer of code. Paying for groceries with a card, checking a bus timetable, submitting homework through a school portal or streaming a film all depend…
Reading about loops and variables is not the same as writing them. A child who has watched a teacher build a simple web page understands the idea; a child who has typed…