_why on teaching kids to code

Wow. This is the first time I've seen a video of _why. Its good to know hes just as wacky and cool outside of the internet too!

I think the work this guy is doing to make programming more accessible for kids is just as refreshing as his odd ball sense of humour. He does remarkable work.

_why is pretty awesome.<p>Even if you don't program in Ruby his book, Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby is beneficial to read to get a feel for his natural, visual approach to programming (one example is the chute for Ruby block variable |a, b|) and it's plain entertaining and fun as well.

His kaxxt card game at the end is kinda neat. It's like Magic the Gathering or Pokemon, but uses programming constructs to guide the game play.

_why is pretty awesome.<p>Even if you don't program in Ruby his book, Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby is beneficial to read to get a feel for his natural, visual approach to programming (one example is the chute for Ruby block variable |a, b|) and it's plain entertaining and fun as well.

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Silly fashionable people. They're so fashionable. The kid was cool tho.