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Show HN: Programming Time - Playing card game to teach your kids Python

203 pointsby throwaway47292about 3 years ago

18 comments

ByThyGraceabout 3 years ago
&gt; playing card game to teach your kids<p>&gt; &quot;Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange&quot;<p>Just how old and already well-instructed is said daughter I wonder. Certainly not as young and novice (and sparsely attentive) as my ten year-old who&#x27;s also learning Python. Because he wants to, I should add.
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Rinumabout 3 years ago
Very cool! I&#x27;d recommend simplifying it. I created a card game for SQL and kids were lost when there was too much work involved until I simplified it - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;rowsandtables.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;rowsandtables.com</a>
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bb88about 3 years ago
So for a large deck from this company it&#x27;s $22 or so. If I were a parent teaching my kids to code, I would do this in a heartbeat.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.makeplayingcards.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;large-blank-card.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.makeplayingcards.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;large-blank-card.htm...</a>
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block_daggerabout 3 years ago
I suggest simplifying the content of the cards. Love this idea!
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trykondevabout 3 years ago
This is so neat! Seems like a really fun game, and I&#x27;m also a big fan of the very straightforward &amp; minimal website. Would definitely buy one of the decks you&#x27;re planning to sell :)
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shitloadofbooksabout 3 years ago
There&#x27;s a typo on the ghost card:<p><pre><code> Roll the dice until your door is different __form__ the ghost&#x27;s door</code></pre>
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stonlybabout 3 years ago
Love this and am looking for more ways to teach programing and stem generally without putting my child in front of a screen all the time. Will be starting with shoots and ladders from as early an age as possible. Looking for other tools to fill the gap between shoot and ladders and this, which may take years to bridge together.
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appleflaxenabout 3 years ago
Super cool idea!<p>I think I found a typo on this card:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkjazz.org&#x2F;programming-time&#x2F;photos&#x2F;c.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkjazz.org&#x2F;programming-time&#x2F;photos&#x2F;c.png</a><p>Your comment next to e=7<p>says: &quot;pick a number between (p-1)*(q-1)...&quot;<p>But it seems like it&#x27;s missing &quot;between <i>1 and</i> (p-1)*(q-1)...&quot;
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taitabout 3 years ago
I think this is really cool and I would be interested in a set of cards - I emailed the address listed on the page.
sebstabout 3 years ago
Very cool! I took the liberty to cross-post it to my Python News Aggregator over here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.python.sc&#x2F;item&#x2F;65013aec-29a0-495c-b288-65abd470c0cc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.python.sc&#x2F;item&#x2F;65013aec-29a0-495c-b288-65abd470...</a>
notacanofsodaabout 3 years ago
Great idea, similar in spirit to spaced repetition. I wonder if the cards can be simplified to reduce the time it takes to solve a card (possibly more fun due to faster reward) but still retain the same level of knowledge.
hackernewdsabout 3 years ago
there is a typo<p># Roll the dice until your door is # different form the ghost&#x27;s door.<p>should be from*
groovy2shoesabout 3 years ago
You had me at &quot;20 sided dice&quot;.
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jrgdabout 3 years ago
Simple Efficient Fun<p>I’m a fan.
whoomp12342about 3 years ago
here we go, right back to punch cards...
wmichelinabout 3 years ago
&quot;Dad can I please play with my toys?&quot;<p>&quot;Not until you learn python you little shit&quot;
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ghostly_sabout 3 years ago
This may well be an effective way to learn to code but god, it sure doesn&#x27;t seem like a way to have any fun.
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minrootabout 3 years ago
I hate this kinds of ideas. They should play with the &quot;computer&quot; and learn to program it, know the inner workings.
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