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Learning to Code in High School
- Adam Gordon Bell learned to code in a group project building a Yacht game in Turing.
- This positive experience solidified his interest in programming and led him to pursue computer science.
The Camel Has Two Humps
- The "camel has two humps" paper proposed a test to predict programming aptitude, separating "sheep" from "goats."
- This idea, while initially popular, was later retracted by the author, Richard Barnett, due to mental health struggles and flawed methodology.
Papert's Love of Gears
- Seymour Papert loved gears and intuitively understood math through them, but hated traditional math class.
- This experience shaped his vision for active, engaging learning connected to real-world interests.