web01.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:04:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Parent Driven Development - Episodes Tagged with “Coding Resources” https://www.parentdrivendevelopment.com/tags/coding%20resources Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0500 Turns out children arrive with no manual. There's no coherent online tutorial. Between staying up to date with emerging technologies and balancing work and home life in an industry that often requires un-timeable bug fixes, on call schedules, and more, working parents are balancing a lot. Parents are also exploring additional technical issues like "screen time" or internet privacy, coming at these issues from a different perspective as technologists ourselves. We cover all of these topics and more using a panel of parents coming from diverse perspectives and a variety of technological backgrounds. We'll shine light onto these issues and provide a valuable food for thought for these folks. Want to ask a question that the panelists can discuss in an episode? Email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com. And if you're loving the podcast and want to support us, please visit our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev)! en-us episodic A podcast about parenting in tech Parent Driven Development Turns out children arrive with no manual. There's no coherent online tutorial. Between staying up to date with emerging technologies and balancing work and home life in an industry that often requires un-timeable bug fixes, on call schedules, and more, working parents are balancing a lot. Parents are also exploring additional technical issues like "screen time" or internet privacy, coming at these issues from a different perspective as technologists ourselves. We cover all of these topics and more using a panel of parents coming from diverse perspectives and a variety of technological backgrounds. We'll shine light onto these issues and provide a valuable food for thought for these folks. Want to ask a question that the panelists can discuss in an episode? Email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com. And if you're loving the podcast and want to support us, please visit our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev)! no Parent Driven Development panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com 024: Teaching Kids to Code https://www.parentdrivendevelopment.com/teaching-kids-to-code 08965c5a-604e-4ae0-be40-67a64b2e6dc1 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0500 Parent Driven Development full Parent Driven Development In this episode, Kevin Whinnery of Twilio joins the show to talk about teaching kids to code: getting them motivated, benefits to becoming coding literate, and using real-world technology and tools to pique their interest. 31:02 no Parent Driven Development Episode 024: Teaching Kids to Code 01:29 Winding up in a developer evangelist role and teaching coding 02:58 Teaching younger vs older audiences 03:52 Getting kids motivated in the coding space Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) 05:13 The benefits for kids who know coding literacy The Hour of Code (https://hourofcode.com/us) 08:16 Kevin's background in coding 08:45 Using Twilio (and real-world technology and tools) in teaching kids to code 13:31 Resources & Tools Glitch (https://glitch.com/) CodeCombat (https://codecombat.com/) 15:24 Is Minecraft (https://minecraft.net/en-us/) useful? 18:11 Next level resources Codecademy (https://www.codecademy.com/) Learn Python the Hard Way (https://learnpythonthehardway.org/) TwilioQuest (https://www.twilio.com/quest/welcome) 19:46 Helping passionate kids along the way (without scaring them away) Events, Hackathons, and Conferences THAT Conference (https://www.thatconference.com/) 31:05 Genius / Fail Moments Josh: Putting a bandaid (glass screen protector) over his daughter's broken iPad screen. (#Genius) Chris: Letting his daughter make pasta! (#Genius) Kevin: Letting his daughter make pancakes! (#Genius) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton) Josh Puetz (https://twitter.com/joshpuetz) Special Guest: Kevin Whinnery. Parent Driven Development

Episode 024: Teaching Kids to Code

01:29 Winding up in a developer evangelist role and teaching coding

02:58 Teaching younger vs older audiences

03:52 Getting kids motivated in the coding space

05:13 The benefits for kids who know coding literacy

08:16 Kevin's background in coding

08:45 Using Twilio (and real-world technology and tools) in teaching kids to code

13:31 Resources & Tools

15:24 Is Minecraft useful?

18:11 Next level resources

19:46 Helping passionate kids along the way (without scaring them away)

31:05 Genius / Fail Moments

  • Josh: Putting a bandaid (glass screen protector) over his daughter's broken iPad screen. (#Genius)
  • Chris: Letting his daughter make pasta! (#Genius)
  • Kevin: Letting his daughter make pancakes! (#Genius)

Follow & Support

Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com.

Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.

Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community.

Panel

Chris Sexton
Josh Puetz

Special Guest: Kevin Whinnery.

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Episode 024: Teaching Kids to Code

01:29 Winding up in a developer evangelist role and teaching coding

02:58 Teaching younger vs older audiences

03:52 Getting kids motivated in the coding space

05:13 The benefits for kids who know coding literacy

08:16 Kevin's background in coding

08:45 Using Twilio (and real-world technology and tools) in teaching kids to code

13:31 Resources & Tools

15:24 Is Minecraft useful?

18:11 Next level resources

19:46 Helping passionate kids along the way (without scaring them away)

31:05 Genius / Fail Moments

  • Josh: Putting a bandaid (glass screen protector) over his daughter's broken iPad screen. (#Genius)
  • Chris: Letting his daughter make pasta! (#Genius)
  • Kevin: Letting his daughter make pancakes! (#Genius)

Follow & Support

Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com.

Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com.

Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community.

Panel

Chris Sexton
Josh Puetz

Special Guest: Kevin Whinnery.

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