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This past weekend was fantastic. I attended WordCamp Vancouver, where I spoke for my first time at a conference.  I’ve had this idea for a long time, that I could teach people the fundamental ideas of Object-Oriented Programming using robots. This is where I put it to the test. My talk “Robot OOP” includes Wall-E, … Read more » WordCamp Vancouver 2015

I’ve been starting to work with Lumen, a micro-framework based on Laravel. I was getting an unexpected error, and I didn’t understand why. Here’s what I found.

Interest in getting more people learning to code is building. In part, it’s to help attract women into tech, as well as to encourage women to chose STEM fields of study at the university level. Other groups are helping people of color. What if programming become part of primary and middle school education? These are noble pursuits. Before people learn to … Read more » Learn to Code

Short URLs – You see them everywhere! They’re used in social media, IM, and email – anywhere space is limited. A long URL can wrap across lines and break in a weird way. Do you know where a the short URL will send you? It’s not always where you think!