Teaching Kids to Code with Sonic Pi • Sam Aaron & James Lewis • GOTO 2023
This interview was recorded at GOTO Aarhus for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted #GOTOaar
Read the full transcription of this interview here:
Sam Aaron - Live Coding Musician & Creator of Sonic Pi @SamAaron
James Lewis - Principal Consultant & Technical Director at Thoughtworks@thoughtworks
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DESCRIPTION
Programming isn’t just lines of code but a gateway to creating music and art and legends such as Ada Lovelace were proof of that. With the aim to reshape the perception of coding which has traditionally been complex and intimidating, Sam Aaron created Sonic Pi, an open-source, free-to-use platform that empowers users to create music through code. What began as a humble endeavor has grown exponentially with more than millions of downloads globally and a large number of schools integrating the tool as part of their computing curriculum to teach children how to program.
Tune in to this GOTO Unscripted where Sam spoke to James Lewis about how Sonic Pi is on a mission to democratize coding and break down barriers that have hindered people from engaging with both coding and music.
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
01:29 Another social perspective on programming
03:33 What came first: music or code?
08:54 What is Sonic Pi?
13:40 Using Sonic PI for teaching programming
17:42 Challenges of using Sonic Pi to teach coding
24:40 Famous users of Sonic Pi
29:00 A simple tool designed by solving hard software problems
37:17 What’s next for Sonic Pi?
44:08 Outro
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Hans Gruendel • Making Music with Sonic Pi •
Hans Gruendel • Learn to Program with Sonic PI •
Simon Monk • Raspberry Pi Cookbook •
Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies •
Forsgren, Humble & Kim • Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps •
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