Hi Blind Community, I, my wife and our 14 y.o daughter are planning to learn coding together. I was wondering if anyone take on similar journey as a family and if you have any useful tips to share? (What worked, what didn't work etc) A little bit of background: I know how to code, pretty up and running with python / data science libraries to be specific. My daughter has been dabbing into coding (python) for a while now on and off. I am still trying to figure out if there is a spark there to pursue this path. She is very capable - straight A student. I know this path can benefit her tremendously but unsure if she is up for it. She says she is interested but hasn't made much progress on her own. Part of the reasoning behind this endeavor is to help her keep going. My wife is wanting to career pivot. She has an IT/IS background but no coding experience. My thought is to come up with a project we can work all together (.e.g. build some app), I'll come up with the game plan (curriculum, specific tasks to delegate etc). Then we hit the ground running. Meet 2-3 times a week for a couple of hours, discuss what we completed, issues, knowledge sharing and plan for next steps. So sort of like modified version of a sprint. Any critique / feedback is welcome. Thank you in advance!
That's cute and all, but no, don't work on a project together. You'll just make dinner conversation contentious. "Honey, could you pass the mustard?" Passes an empty bottle "Uh, this is empty..." "Yeah, amazing how when you pass something, like to a function, it should be initiatilzed? Perhaps that'll teach you to write better code' "Oh, oh! Is that what we're doing? Okay, let's pass by argument then. You know who doesn't complain about any inputs I allow in? The gardener! That's right, the gardener!" "You know why I said we should use Java!? Cause everything is an object. Including your sister. You heard me. And you know why I turned to her? Cause you're like C programmer and have no class!" And scene...
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The imagination.
Working scrum into family time can be a disaster. Don’t try too hard to make it work. Only do it if it’s natural. If you want coding to be a future career path for your kid, don’t do anything that will make them start to resent coding. It should be purely fun at this age, not a family job.
24/7 pin if one of your family members fall behind project delivery. Sounds a little bit stressful
Just leetcode with your family but don’t try to capitalize on it Your fam isn’t a team If your wife likes it a lot she’ll find someway to pursue it or ask you If your kid actually likes it they find some way to pursue it But like the Roblox said in their example it’s going to be a disaster at the dinner table
I LC with my kids after school too. My wife comes from work at 6 and joins us. McDonald’s had cheap takeouts, so that’s what we usually do. One nugget for LC easy 🙏 - kids love that.
Cool way to make your kids fat.
I would be starving though