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		<title>Automate The Boring Stuff with Python Coding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If everyone in the world understood and had a working command of regular expressions, everything would run smoothly. Especially if all of our interfaces to text allowed for their use. This has been pointed out. And, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition: Practical Programming for Total Beginners has a whole chapter on this. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/03/21/automate-the-boring-stuff-with-python-coding/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Automate The Boring Stuff with Python Coding</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Math Adventures with Python</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Complex numbers, working with oscillations (trigonometry), using Turtles to draw, some basic algebra, my favorite, Cellular Automata, and more, are covered in Math Adventures with Python: An Illustrated Guide to Exploring Math with Code by Peter Farrell. Farrell is a math and computer science teacher who is interested in math education and using technology in &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/02/14/math-adventures-with-python/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Math Adventures with Python</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Impractical Python Programming For Fun</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Project oriented programming books, books that help you develop actual working programs while you learn to program, are the thing, and the new Impractical Python Projects: Playful Programming Activities to Make You Smarter is an excellent example. Knowing how the elements of a program work is fine and dandy, but applying programming concepts to the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/26/impractical-python-programming-for-fun/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Impractical Python Programming For Fun</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Learning Python In A Flash&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/05/learning-python-in-a-flash/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8230; card. Python Flash Cards: Syntax, Concepts, and Examples is a new book-not-a-book that helps people who are staring out learning the Python programming language. First, lets get one thing straight about Phython. If you (or, maybe, your kid) is going to learn to code, you&#8217;ve got to learn Python. It isn&#8217;t the only coding &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/05/learning-python-in-a-flash/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Learning Python In A Flash&#8230;</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kids Learn Coding with Scratch Cards</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First, in case you don&#8217;t know, &#8220;Scratch&#8221; is a programming language and environment. Its mascot is a cat, of course, but the name &#8220;scratch&#8221; supposedly comes from the use of scratching by disk jockeys. Scratch was first developed at MIT back in the early 2000s, and has advanced considerably since then. You now see the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/08/08/kids-learn-coding-with-scratch-cards/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Kids Learn Coding with Scratch Cards</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kids coding and technology advance</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/12/05/kids-coding-technology-advance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over recent months, there has been an important advance in opportunities for kids to learn to code and mess around with technology. The Scratch programming language is a project set at MIT. Scratch programming involves moving images, called blocks, from a pallet into a work area, hooking them together and maybe changing some values attached &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/12/05/kids-coding-technology-advance/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Kids coding and technology advance</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Python Programming To Automate Common Tasks</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/11/python-programming-to-automate-common-tasks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners by super Python expert Al Sweigart is a pretty thick intermedia to somewhat advanced level programming book. It covers how Python works, so someone familiar with programming languages can get up to speed. Then, the book tackles a number of key important tasks one &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/11/python-programming-to-automate-common-tasks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Python Programming To Automate Common Tasks</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Programming in Small Basic</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/04/26/small-basic-programming/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Learn to Program with Small Basic: An Introduction to Programming with Games, Art, Science, and Math is yet another addition to the growing list of programming books for people interesting in learning programming. Basic is an under-appreciated language. I wish I had a good basic compiler handy, and I&#8217;d love to see a basic scripting &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/04/26/small-basic-programming/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Programming in Small Basic</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Almost Free Computer, Coding, Game Programming Books</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/04/06/almost-free-computer-coding-game-programming-books/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have a look at the list of books, below. Would you like a subset, or all, of these books, in electronic format, for very cheap? There is a way to do that. Note: This is time sensitive, the offer running for just about two weeks and it started yesterday. I&#8217;ve reviewed several of these books &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/04/06/almost-free-computer-coding-game-programming-books/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Almost Free Computer, Coding, Game Programming Books</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Books On Computer Programming and Computers</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/09/books-computer-programming-computers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Python Learning Python Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming is a fast-paced, thorough introduction to programming with Python that will have you writing programs, solving problems, and making things that work in no time. In the first half of the book, you&#8217;ll learn about basic programming concepts, such as lists, dictionaries, classes, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/09/books-computer-programming-computers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Books On Computer Programming and Computers</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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