How to teach programming and other things?

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Argues that consistent pronunciation of source code — code phonology — matters: spreadsheets are presented as the most usable language with spreadsheets are code (750 million users). Cites experiments: 100 novice students across Java/Python/Quorum and a randomly generated language where the random language outperforms Java, and 22 professionals plus Dutch 12‑year‑olds who read code inconsistently. Builds a classroom vocalization exercise for syntax; kids who repeat code aloud do better on syntax questions, and better phonology would help screen readers and pair programming.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:58Code phonology
3. 1:47Everyone should program
4. 2:59Whats water
5. 4:03PhD project
6. 4:44Internship
7. 5:56Excel
8. 6:48Eclipse
9. 8:42Spreadsheets are code
10. 8:55Its not real programming
11. 9:35I broke my heart
12. 9:59I thought that was normal
13. 12:11I was not very happy
14. 12:48I got in touch with people
15. 13:37I started teaching
16. 16:02Repetition
17. 17:04Research on programming syntax
18. 19:12Syntax is not intuitive
19. 20:19How I met Alexandra West
20. 20:41What is art like
21. 20:59Code as art
22. 22:34Workshop Accepted
23. 22:58The Workshop
24. 23:27Poetry
25. 24:33No works
26. 25:21No clue
27. 25:35Handbook of reading
28. 26:13Experiments
29. 26:36Reading
30. 29:07Speed reading
31. 30:05What about keywords
32. 30:35Code snippets
33. 31:22Professional developers
34. 32:40Dutch
35. 34:41Conclusion
36. 35:18Study
37. 37:09Impact on education
38. 37:38Brackets
39. 38:50How screen readers read
40. 39:46Summary
41. 40:34Dont be those people
42. 41:03Its a trick
43. 42:20More about Felienne

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