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Computer Science Field Guide
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Re: Computer Science Field Guide
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At least you had a programming class. The computers at my high school didn't even have a compiler.
Tell that to kids today, and they won't believe you.
To clarify, I wasn't being all "get off my lawn". The computers at my high school ran Windows 2000.
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Nice work!
Thanks Kinnard! We had been using the Sphinx documentation engine to produce the version linked. We have spent the last year writing our own static site generator system alongside making the whole website open source. We are very happy with the result and looking forward to supporting more languages and curriculums soon.
Did the update happen? The footer on the main page still says that it was created with Sphinx.
Re: Computer Science Field Guide
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks Kinnard! We had been using the Sphinx documentation engine to produce the version linked. We have spent the last year writing our own static site generator system alongside making the whole website open source. We are very happy with the result and looking forward to supporting more languages and curriculums soon.
Did the update happen? The footer on the main page still says that it was created with Sphinx.
Hi Smoyer,
We have pushed through the update, may still be some caching issues. Try loading http://www.csfieldguide.org.nz/ with a clear cache (or in an incognito browser), you should see a page with an indigo background. The Sphinx version is our old website.
Re: Computer Science Field Guide
#45Did something go wrong? :( The requested URL /Introduction.html was not found on this server.
Re: Computer Science Field Guide
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Hi Dang, I'm Jack (Project lead on CSFG) see my earlier comment about updating to 2.0 today. We wanted to switch the traffic to the latest version of the guide instead of the old one linked. All you are missing out on seeing is all the broken sections :)
No problem, but is the URL correct now? If not, let us know at hn@ycombinator.com and we'll change it for you.
All sorted now! Cheers!
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Except that so many of them have phones, phablets and tablets. Then they get to school and are handed a Chromebook. No compilers in sight! P.S. My computer science class was split between 12 "green screens" and 12 card punch machines. Yes I'm old ;)
There are, at least, things like Termux ( https://termux.com/ ), on Android. Just for laughs, I've been doing actual work (using git, vim, and Go) in Termux on my Nexus 10. Only two things got in my way: screen size and the inability to have a browser and terminal on screen at once. What's particularly sweet about Termux is that it has an APT-based package manager. Given the right tools, even something as locked down…
Windows had an msdos assembler preinstalled, last time I checked, which was before vista. Now the 16bit support was removed, but edge comes with a javascript engine, right?
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#48This is awesome! I wish I learned to code during high school. I can't imagine what level the next generation engineers/developers will be like if they start when they're teens. Limitless potential!
Many of us now in our 40s started on Commodore 64s, Atari 800s, Apple IIs and similar when we were actually preteens. I think starting relatively young is pretty normal for every generation of programmers actually.
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I was always getting grounded, parents would take away everything, send me to my room, all I had in there was a Tandy.
Re: Computer Science Field Guide
#49Project lead here: We are about to push v2.0 live, apologies if the site goes down momentarily. The one time we try to update things quietly... EDIT: We are going to post 2.0 tomorrow morning our time (that's about 18 hours from now), but we have setup a redirect from the old dev version that was posted to a newer student version. The dev version shows all comments/planning etc so harder to read. Though everything wi…
Is the older version of the site available anywhere? I actually prefer the larger text and greater use of screen width. The 2.0 version of the site is a bit hard on the eyes for me (feels cramped and small).
Re: Computer Science Field Guide
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Did the update happen? The footer on the main page still says that it was created with Sphinx.
Hi Smoyer, We have pushed through the update, may still be some caching issues. Try loading http://www.csfieldguide.org.nz/ with a clear cache (or in an incognito browser), you should see a page with an indigo background. The Sphinx version is our old website.
Thanks for the update - reload was all it took.