Learning to code with MeFi's RSS

April 26, 2007 8:04 AM

Looks like Hackety Hack is teaching kids to code with some of MeFi's own RSS feeds. Neat!
posted by thebigdeadwaltz to MetaFilter-Related at 8:04 AM (17 comments total)

Wow. That site is actually pretty cool.
posted by niles at 8:12 AM on April 26, 2007

Wow. Is this something I absolutely have to be a kid to think is awesome? Because... I'm not, and I do.
posted by anotherpanacea at 8:25 AM on April 26, 2007

God, could that guy be any more talented? Where do these people find the time? GAH people.
posted by chrismear at 8:56 AM on April 26, 2007 [1 favorite]

But how to use them?? A fundamental secret!

load of crap. all one needs to be able to use them is the ability to read. the information is all online.
posted by quonsar at 9:19 AM on April 26, 2007

Huh. Hackety Hack is by the CHUNKY BACON! dude. That's way cool. This really should be cross-posted to the blue.
posted by eyeballkid at 9:55 AM on April 26, 2007

Is this something I absolutely have to be a kid to think is awesome?

If so, then I'm still kid. I think I'm going to download it. I've been toying with the idea of learning me some Ruby and this looks like a great way to start. Then I'll force it on my 10yr old.
posted by IronLizard at 9:56 AM on April 26, 2007

This is good!

(I never thought I would say that in Meta).
posted by drezdn at 10:02 AM on April 26, 2007

Bad ass. Why he doesn't mention this stuff on redhanded is beyond me. Or maybe he does and I'm dense. This is a more kid-friendly (and offline) version of Try Ruby which you should definitely check out if you're interested in learning ruby.
posted by Skorgu at 10:06 AM on April 26, 2007

Why The Lucky Stiff is the best of the web.
posted by voidcontext at 10:13 AM on April 26, 2007 [1 favorite]

load of crap. all one needs to be able to use them is the ability to read. the information is all online.

Availability and ability != getting kids interested in doing it. That quote about it being a secret is just a way of peaking interest.
posted by eyeballkid at 10:24 AM on April 26, 2007

Consider my interest piqued, that is cool!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:35 AM on April 26, 2007

This means I can do more than make stupid comments about cake, yes?
I'm down.
posted by Dizzy at 11:07 AM on April 26, 2007

cool.
posted by juv3nal at 4:16 PM on April 26, 2007

I'm going to make my daughter do this so she can teach me.
posted by Methylviolet at 4:43 PM on April 26, 2007

Why The Lucky Stiff wins the internet.
posted by signal at 7:39 PM on April 26, 2007

MeFi.
posted by signal at 8:03 PM on April 26, 2007

@signal: thanks for posting that in the blue! I ended up being to lazy this afternoon.
posted by thebigdeadwaltz at 9:00 PM on April 26, 2007