Programming in the Small - Teaching my 5 Year Old Ruby

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Shows a concrete path: using Hackety Hack and Shoes (now available as a shoes gem on JRuby) to draw shapes, build a Star Wars demo, and fix a bug where a lightsaber flies offscreen — the child finds and reports the bug and even makes a first open source commit at five. Emphasizes typing practice, repetition, clicking save then run, and a realistic attention rule of about 5–6 minutes for focused work so sessions stay short and productive.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:56Agenda
3. 4:17Expectations
4. 6:58Expectations for Adults
5. 9:02Programming Mechanics
6. 15:56Programming Tools
7. 18:24Programming Ideas
8. 20:23Demo Time
9. 27:18Shoes
10. 29:15Conclusion

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