Coding resources

Organizations

• Girls Who Code: clubs and summer programs to close the gender gap in computer science

• Code.org: coding tutorials, Hour of Code

Block-based programming

• Scratch: simple block-based programming for a first coding experience, suitable for all ages

• Snap!: an reimplementation of Scratch from UC Berkeley, with added features (user-defined blocks and first-class lists) to facilitate study of more complex ideas in computer science

Processing

Processing is a simplified version of Java that is used by educators and artists worldwide.

• Processing: main website, with many tutorials

• Open Processing: user-contributed code projects and examples

• Nature of Code: a free book on creative coding from Daniel Shiffman, one of the creators of Processing

• Processing Examples: some simple code examples that we use at Marlborough School

• Processing Library Examples: tutorial examples on using Processing as a Java library (useful for AP Computer Science A)

Python

Python is a really good language for learning text-based programming.

• Python: main website, with more documentation and tutorials than you will ever need

• Jupyter Lite: Python coding in the browser (based on Jupyter).

Web

• Mozilla Developer resources: references and guides for web development

• p5.js: the web sibling of Processing

• Public API Lists: collective list of free APIs for use in software and web development.

Computer Science

• Open Source Society University: full open source curriculum for a complete Computer Science education

• NASA software repository