Fwd: The game we'll use

[Benjamin Kampmann]

The Team in Tel-Aviv is trying a new way of coaching Python. Take a look, it looks very interesting!

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From: Aur Saraf <sonof...@gmail.com>
Date: 23 June 2014 11:23
Subject: The game we'll use
To: Benjamin Kampmann <b...@opentechschool.org>

http://armyofrobots.herokuapp.com

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[Aur Saraf]

Also, please don't spread it too wide yet. Show it to a friend if you want, but don't post it on facebook.

Thanks!

[Pietro Grandi]

Very interesting!

we also are using a similar method in my company in order to convert java developers to scala.

cheers,
pietro

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[Nicco Kunzmann]

Hello,

Maybe you want to have a look at codecombat.com
They added support for Python, Lua, Clojure, and Io.
There are some struggles a beginner has when starting with codecombat. I think with Python-tutor as a basis you have advantages such as inspecting objects, lists and stepwise execution.

All the best,
Nicco

[Aur Saraf]

Thanks!

I tried CodeCombat a day after I started working on Army of Robots. I had two big issues of it:

1) The debugger was broken, making it impossible to use in practice (at least for me) - "easily" fixable

2) No focus on learning content

I may port my content to their superior platform one day, but for now I prefer working with a system I fully control so it's easier to incorporate feedback from watching students play.