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by Nicholas H. Tollervey
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In memory of John Pinner (19442015), who tragically lost his fight with cancer while this work was being written.
He taught Python to me and many other people in the UK. This kind and gentle man understood the value of computing education and, through his work as founder and chairperson of the PyconUK conference, promoted it with great zeal.
He is a sorely missed mentor, leader and friend.
- 2. A Pythonic Case Study:
Raspberry Pi
Programming is cool.
Why?
Because programmers are obviously black-clad kung-fu ninjas with hacker aliases who always take the red pill, type really fast to crack databases, and save the world from renegade artificial intelligences. Also, why is programming such a boy thing?
Stereotypes stop people from doing stuff.
This applies as much to programming as any other aspect of life. If your view of a programmer is as ridiculous as the stereotypes listed above, then programming is likely to appear as an intimidating form of technical magic or a dull obsession for misfit boys who avoid the great outdoors.
But there is hope: the damaging prejudices and misconceptions listed above can be overturned through education. Organizations such as the RaspberryPi Foundation and One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project see programming as a means of empowerment. A new generation of programmers are learning to be enterprising digital makers and creators rather than merely passive users. Even politicians are waking up to the realization that the long-term viability of their countrys economy and public services fundamentally depends on citizens ability to excel in the digital realm. And so educators have been tasked to change the school computing curriculum from an uninspiring Microsoft Office how-to into an education that includes programming, taking control of the computer and making it do things where the only encumbrance is ones imagination.
There is a programming language whose creator has explicitly said that his aim is to make computer programming for everybody. That person is Guido van Rossum, and the programming language is Python.
A quick glance online suggests that Python is the language du jour for teaching programming. Yet Python is, and has been for a while, one of the worlds most popular programming languages in industry as well. Every day, without realizing it, you probably use software that is written using Python. Python is used by companies to write all sorts of applications. Google, NASA, Bank of America, Disney, CERN, YouTube, Mozilla, The Guardianthe list goes on of companies and organizations of all sizes in all sectors of the economy that use Python.
Why is Python so popular?
I aim to answer this question from an educational perspective. One might distill the answer into the following points:
ResourcesThere are lots of resources for learners of all ages and levels. These range from traditional textbooks to websites that offer online self-paced courses in Python programming. With the advent of the Raspberry Pi and OLPC projects, everyone can get hold of affordable hardware that runs Python.The Languages DesignPython is easy to learn, intuitive, pleasing to the eye and comes with a plethora of libraries that allow programmers to build all sorts of applications addressing different domains and activities. Its easy to read: if you squint a little, most Python code is comprehensible even to people who wouldnt call themselves programmers (for example, Python is very popular among scientists).CommunityPython has a large, diverse and proactive community associated with it. The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is a community-led charitable organization whose mission is to promote, protect and advance the Python programming language.MomentumBeing popular is itself a strength and a virtuous circle that reinforces Pythons popularity. New projects and initiatives are announced all the time. For example, the author is aware of several yet-to-be publicly announced Python-in-education projects. The online version of this document will be updated to reflect these announcements, so be sure to check http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp.If youre reading this report, I imagine youre a programmer, teacher, student, parent or other interested party. Youre probably wondering how this report will help you understand Pythons place in the recent resurgence of interest in computing education. Assuming the categories of reader listed above, heres whats in it for you.
If you already know how to write code, then you might believe that education is of little interest to you.
But wait!
If youre a good programmer, you also know that part of the vocation of software development involves learning new technology and, when in a position of responsibility, teaching junior colleagues how your software works. Put simply, to be a programmer is to be both a teacher and a student.
To describe programming so children understand you indicates that you know your craft at a deep level. For instance, you appreciate what to leave in or how much to leave out of an explanation. You have clear enough mental models of the concepts of programming that you can accurately analogize and summarize. Furthermore, you explain yourself in simple and easy-to-understand language that demonstrates your own clarity of thought. Finally, finding the opportunities to practice these skills on young coders is a sign of moral and professional value: youre putting something back into the wider community and have shown initiative.
This report describes how you and your colleagues may continue your professional development by supporting the next generation of programmers.
Well done! Before becoming a programmer, I was a senior secondary school teacher in the United Kingdom. It was the most difficult yet also most rewarding job I have ever had to do. Teaching is the one profession that creates all the other professions. It is a calling (youre certainly not doing it for the money or perks) and, as a practitioner of this remarkable profession, if youre looking for help and support in teaching programming, then youve made a great choice by investigating Python.
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