[omaha] November meeting

[Aaron Keck]

Competition for presentation slots in OmahaPython!? Woohoo!

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <omaha at python.org>
wrote:

> Ah, shoot - I did not know that.  You have first dibs if you have already
> scheduled it.  We can move or present in November.
>
>
> Hubert
>
> > On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Luke Schollmeyer <
> luke.schollmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think I was going to do a walk through some Python-based geography
> libraries, but if you have a burning desire to present this, I can defer.
> No biggie for me.
> >
> > Luke
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Hubert Hickman via Omaha <
> omaha at python.org <mailto:omaha at python.org>> wrote:
> > I'll volunteer to fill the slot at the November meeting.
> >
> > Building the Bricklayer IDE
> >
> > Hubert Hickman
> > Victor Winter
> > Betty Love
> >
> > Bricklayer programs produce virtual LEGO, Minecraft, and 3D-printable
> > artifacts.
> >
> > http://www.bricklayer.org <http://www.bricklayer.org/>
> > > Bricklayer.org <http://bricklayer.org/> <http://bricklayer.org/ <
> http://bricklayer.org/>> was created to teach and improve
> > > coding for people of all ages and backgrounds in a manner that is both
> > > engaging and effective. Our website provides an infrastructure, freely
> > > available to all, that gives special attention to people having no
> prior
> > > coding experience, and extra special attention to elementary school
> > > children. We believe that if you are old enough to use an iPad or
> type, you
> > > are old enough to learn how to code.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > In order to reach the broadest possible audience, the this web site
> > > provides (1) paper-and-pencil exercises, (2) interactive web apps, (3)
> a
> > > link to a YouTube channel containing instructional videos, (4) a
> > > programming environment, called Bricklayer, in which programs can be
> > > written that construct LEGO artifacts, (5) coding assignments, (6)
> > > educational content and (7) events.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming language
> > > SML, a state-of-the-art high-level language having an exceptionally
> clear
> > > syntax and semantics. We believe the programming language in which a
> > > person writes their first program can have significant long-term impact
> > > on the computational thinking skills they develop. This connection
> between
> > > thought and language has long been acknowledged, within the field of
> > > computer science (as well as in other disciplines).
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > “…that the tools we are trying to use and the language or notation we
> are
> > > using to express or record our thoughts, are the major factors
> determining
> > > what we can think or express at all!”
> > > Edsger Dijkstra, ACM Turing Award Lecture 1972
> >
> >
> > The Python part of the project is the creation of an lightweight IDE for
> > Bricklayer programming on Mac OS X and Windows.  This IDE includes an
> > embedded SML interpreter along with the Bricklayer library code.
>  Features
> > include SML aware editing, error message indicators, and more.
> >
> > The talk will include a general introduction to Bricklayer, the newly
> > developed IDE, and overall goals and experience of the Bricklayer team in
> > the use of the software in local school districts, homeschool groups, and
> > future directions.
> >
> > Hubert
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