Inspired by Juan Benet (and Elon Musk), I zoomed out last week and thought about my "master plan" for this project. You can see a detailed outline for this episode with links here: http://futureofcoding.org/episodes/14-research-recap-six-master-planning.htmlSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people consider ML-based langauges like Elm hard enough to learn as an adult. But according to Professor Christopher Anand of McMaster University, they work really well to introduce Computer Science to children, starting in 4th grade! In this episode, Christopher and I explore the difference between alegbraic thinking and computational (or sequential) thinking, and why this is incredibly relevant today as the "coding for all" movement gains traction. You can view the notes for this episode online at http://futureofcoding.org/episodes/13-teaching-elm-to-4th-graders-christopher-anand.htmlSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last two weeks were all about CycleJS. In order to create visual spreadsheet metaphors for CycleJS stream combinators, I need to have a better understanding of how CycleJS works, and so I played around with it by building a CycleJS Flappy bird. I also spend time recently playing with spreadsheets and Clay.  You can read more at my journal (futureofcoding.org/journal).Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the original ReactJS developers at Facebook and Instagram, Pete Hunt (@floydophone) tells us the story behind the metoric rise of ReactJS. Pete explains the problems he faced Instagram Web that led him to Jordan Walke's early React prototype, and how he helped develop, evangalize, and grow React to what you know it to be today.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I speak with Paul Chiusano (@pchiusano), creator of Unison, about his ambitious vision for the future, where we can abstract over distributed computing, and there are no apps.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last two-week-research-cycle was my most productive yet! In this recap, I debreif my Alan Kay deep dive, discuss tweaking my schedule after reading Peak, review conversations with Jaime Brandon and Dan Scanlon, read aloud my thoughts on proper computer use patterns and my prototype idea LogicHub, recap my early morning meeting with CycleJS creator Andre Staltz, and discuss the next steps for my StreamSheets prototype (which is why I'm putting my Bret Victor deep dive on pause). If you were able to follow all that, my hat is off to you. I barely made it through the recording and episode of this episode alive. If you need help pieceing this episode together, you can find the notes on my website: /futureofcoding.org/episodes/9-research-recap-five.htmlSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After coming back from Boston, I did a deep dive into Jonathan Edwards, Jaime Brandon, Conal Elliot, as well as spending a full day reviewing Eve (Chris Granger). Towards the end of the week, I released a simple prototype for StreamSheets and send it over to Andre Staltz for ideas and feedback. Notes here: http://futureofcoding.org/journal#research-recap-4Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I speak with Lloyd Tabb, co-founder and CTO of Looker, a data analytics platform build around a SQL modeling langauge, LookML. He talks about how he created a successful business around a language, and how he continually improves the language through deprecation.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last two weeks I had a suprise trip to Boston to meet with other researchers in this space. In preperation for the event, I spent most of the last two weeks building the WoofJS Workflow prototype. Notes here: http://futureofcoding.org/episodes/6-research-recap-three.htmlSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I chat with Samantha John (@saj0hn), cofounder and CEO of Hopscoth (@hopscotch), the award-winning iPad and iPhone app that allows kids to learn to code and share their projects with the Hopscotch community. Learn more at futureofcoding.org.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureofcodingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.