Announcing programming basics stream

PublishedAugust 11, 2020

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I am launching a new twitch.tv stream to help newbies understand the concepts of programming. We have put together a Raspberry Pi based robot to help reinforce the core concepts. Most programming books that teach a computer language have several dry chapters trying to introduce variables, looks, functions etc which is easily palatable unless you are highly motivated or your job is on the line.

With the HackShops robot, I'll be teaching programming form an entirely different angle. Computer programs are a means to an end.

I hope you will join me on https://twitch.tv/Hackshops every Thursday 7PM-8PM US EDT. The first stream is on August 13th 2020.

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