[Edu-sig] Python + JS == more than their sum()

[Wes Turner]

Does Jupyter nbgrader work with JS Notebooks (e.g. *.js.ipynb)?

- Src: https://github.com/jupyter/nbgrader

- https://wrdrd.com/docs/tools/#nbgrader

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https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/education-technology#jupyter-and-learning

On Monday, November 28, 2016, Wes Turner <wes.turner at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sunday, November 27, 2016, kirby urner <kirby.urner at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kirby.urner at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Adam Morris <amorris at mistermorris.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> It depends on whether or not we are wishing to teach future computer
>>> scientists, in which case having a stack with different languages makes
>>> sense.
>>
>>
>>> However, in a general education middle school and high school context,
>>> where we are not assuming that, I think we should stick with one language
>>> to standardize upon, with other options being considered a “challenge” (and
>>> not the default). The IB Diploma Program asks students to write in
>>> pseudo-code, which is an awful lot like Python.
>>>
>>>
> RosettaCode
>
> - http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Java
> - http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Python
>
> RPython
>
> - Docs: http://rpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
> - Docs: http://rpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/glossary.html
> - Docs: http://rpython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/translation.html
>
> PyPy
>
> - Src: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy
>
> ...
>
> - International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
>
> - Logic
> - Asm
> - HLA
>   - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Level_Assembly
>   - recompile for different OS
> - OS Kernel > Bytecode
>   - "compiler", "interpretor"
>
>
> https://github.com/pybee/voc "A transpiler that converts Python bytecode
> into Java bytecode."
>
>
>> Q: Does any institution have the authority to mandate a singular language
>> and if so what institution would that be?
>>
>> A: You've already answered that in the IB sphere it's pseudo-code (not
>> runnable on any existing virtual machine) and I believe Java still reigns
>> supreme in US AP/CS world, though I could well be out of date and not know
>> it.  Feel free to update me, anyone.
>>
>
> From: https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/software-
> development#computer-science-curricula
>
> ACM Computer Science Curricula 2013: Curriculum Guidelines for
> Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Science (December 20, 2013)
>
> https://www.acm.org/education/CS2013-final-report.pdf
>
> From: https://wrdrd.com/docs/consulting/educational-testing#ap
>
> e.g. AP Computer Science
>
>    - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Computer_Science
>    -
>
>    http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/
>    teachers_corner/4483.html
>    -
>
>    https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-computer-science-a
>
>
> - ThinkJava: http://greenteapress.com/thinkjava6/html/
>
> - Worth noting that, IIUC, the AP Computer Science test was written before
> "K12 CS Framework". https://k12cs.org (2016)
>
>
>> I expect we'll see a continuation of competing approaches, reminiscent of
>> McDonalds versus Burger King, or Coke versus Pepsi, wherein different
>> "paths to success" get advertised and spread around (franchised).  That
>> seems to be the pattern.
>>
>>
>>
>> The (Python + JS) synergy looks promising at the moment in part because
>> of Jupyter Notebooks (yes, a small niche, but a potentially important),
>> which notebook technology is now friendly with sister kernels.
>>
>>
>>
>> Code schools that stay more strictly with JavaScript, as the one language
>> you really need, are likely to remain popular.  Lets celebrate diversity.
>> The market reminds me of the one for martial arts schools in some ways.
>>
>> These "code schools" are not "high schools" per se but may have an impact
>> thereon.  For some they're seen as an alternative to CS and college.
>>
>> https://medium.freecodecamp.com/so-that-whole-coding-bootcam
>> p-thing-is-a-scam-right-6fddf14087d4
>>
>
>>
>
> - OpenBadges ("credentials")
>   https://openbadges.org
>
> ...
>
> schema.org/Credential discussions in the schema.org/Course development
> GitHub Issue thread: https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/195
>
> - Ctrl-F for "credential", '"blockchain",
>
> ...
>
> Programmer Competency Matrix
>
> http://sijinjoseph.com/programmer-competency-matrix/
>
> https://competency-checklist.appspot.com/
>
> https://github.com/hltbra/programmer-competency-checklist
> ...
>
> I can read e.g. learnxinyminutes.com for a given language, but that
> doesn't mean I have demonstrable experience in a language; so the work
> outputs (e.g. projects, ) are helpful.
>
> ...
>
>
>> I'm aware of the Bootstrap initiative -- not talking about Twitter CSS --
>> and its Pyret language, still under development: an example of another
>> subculture in the making. I'd like to know more.  I was on the Pyret
>> listserv until recently, but realized it wasn't geared for meta level
>> discussions.
>>
>>
> Q&A in mailinglists, issue tickets, q&a forums ->  reviews
>
> - q&a: questions & answers
>   - stackoverflow, stack exchange Q&A forums often have separate
> meta-level thread resource collections: http://meta.stackoverflow.com
>   - osqa, askbot (django)
>     - https://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel
>
> - code review
>   - PullRequest comments (GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket,  Gerrit, ReviewBoard
> (Python, Django))
>
> - DNS cert (*.domain, meta.domain)
>   - letsencrypt.org
>
>
>>
>> Here in Silicon Forest, around today's high and middle schools you'll
>> find a subculture looking at Scratch (not so much Logo) as a prelude to
>> JavaScript in a browser, with Python closely on its heels.  Chromebooks are
>> big.
>>
>>
> How to IPython JS and Python with Jupyter Notebook AND a Chromebook would
> be great.
>
> - Jupyter Google Drive
>   - https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter-drive
>
> - Docker
>   - Chromebook: Crouton, https://gist.github.com/christianbundy/
> ba62890a7c2f8128bcbb
>
> - Docker pool (spawner, authenticator)
>   on a different server
>
>
>> That's just one way to go among many.  Convergence to any one approach
>> isn't necessarily in the cards.  I don't foresee any "winner take all"
>> curriculum on the horizon.
>>
>
> The practices and concepts of k12cs.org feed the ACMCurriculum.
>
> Practically, free online course sequences that are self-paced like
> KhanAcademy.org and CodeCademy.com/learn are often easier to deep link to
> than the college and university courses listed in
> https://www.class-central.com/subjects
>
>
>> Kirby
>>
>>
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