Hedy: Creating a Programming Language for Everyone • Felienne Hermans • YOW! 2023
This presentation was recorded at YOW! Australia 2023. #GOTOcon #YOW
Felienne Hermans - Author of “The Programmer’s Brain”, Creator of the Hedy Programming Language @felienne
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ABSTRACT
Software is playing an increasing role in everyone’s lives, and therefore it is important (and fun!) for kids to become creators in the digital world. However, existing programming languages are not necessarily designed for learnability, with cryptic error messages and a lack of easily accessible resources. In this talk, Felienne will outline what issues existing tools have, and how these issues disproportionally affect underrepresented minorities in programming including girls, kids with disabilities and non-English learners.
She will then outline her story of inventing and creating Hedy, an inclusive, multi-lingual and gradual programming language for learners. Hedy is open source, runs in the browser, is free to use, and available in 47 different languages (Including English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi). Hedy was launched in early 2020 and now serves about monthly users (Try it for free at !). [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
04:45 What is the goal of programming education?
09:30 Everybody needs some programming skills!
13:33 Compilers are lovely teachers
20:20 How do people learn?
26:15 Hedy is gradual
39:39 Tools for teaching ≠ Tools for learning
54:39 Past / Future
01:04:43 Outro
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Felienne Hermans • The Programmer’s Brain •
Adrienne Tacke • Coding for Kids: Python •
Bryson Payne • Teach Your Kids to Code •
Craig Steele • Help Your Kids with Computer Coding •
Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow •
Jon Woodcock • Coding Games in Scratch •
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