01:29 – Neil Brown Introduction
02:32 – Where do new people get stuck?
07:21 – Targeting Particular Age Groups
13:46 – Becoming Professional Programmers
15:33 – Apprenticing
17:20 – Teaching Theory and Algorithms vs Practical Aspects
20:42 – Value and Negotiating Raises
24:06 – Preparing Students for Business Challenges
25:39 – What is the first thing students should learn?
28:46 – Using Games
30:45 – Using Music
31:48 – Hypotheses Testing
34:08 – Tools
38:23 – “Frame-Based Editing”
40:21 – Beyond Beginners
44:26 – Technical Matters vs Elitism
47:57 – Making Programming Easier to Learn
51:20 – Team Structures in Academia vs Industry
Picks
git-standup (Coraline)
Craft Conference (Jessica)
UtahJS (Chuck)
Zoom H6 (Chuck)
Ian Leslie: The Sugar Conspiracy (Coraline)
The sugar conspiracy (Neil)
Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World by Nicholas Shaxson (Neil)