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Speaker: Fabien Potencier -- @fabpot https://twitter.com/fabpot

Link: http://desktop.sensiolabs.org/

Christmas 1984

First computer:

  • Amstrad CPC 664
  • Introduced to basic 1.1 immediately

First game:

  • GOLF, Amsoft
  • Press SPACE to begin
    • Oh Fabien. Types "space", since no spacebar. Recieves no feedback. Tries again. No luck.
    • Stumbles upon the "space" key. Instructions AFTER necessary.

Takeaways:

  • More explicit directions, like "press the SPACE bar on the keyboard to begin"
  • We commonly overcomplicate issues for the user
    • Even the simplest thing to a dev can be difficult to a user

Relevance to SF2

  • Still have "space" issues, but working to remove them
  • Make error messages more user friendly
  • Solving a problem the right way usually involves more complexity.

HELLO NURSE

Sidebar

Question: how do we make learning fun again? Answer: Khan academy

Khan academy combines high level concepts in computer science with fun videos and interactive canvases.

Quotes:

  • "I want programming computers to be like coloring with crayons and playing with duplo blocks." - Ryan Dahl, Node.JS