Lauren Ipsum: A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things

Category: Schools & Teaching

Author: Carlos Bueno

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by calcsam 2017-08-20

Carlos Bueno, an early engineer at Facebook, wrote this book "Lauren Ipsum" which talks about classic computer science problems (ie traveling salesman or halting problem) in a children's story format:

https://www.amazon.com/Lauren-Ipsum-Computer-Science-Improba...

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by j_s 2017-08-19

Lauren Ipsum: A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things | https://amzn.com/dp/1593275749/ ($10.99 Kindle / $11.40 Paperback)

- "I think it is a little too subtle"

- "it introduces some basic computer science ideas, without being too technical"

src: Ask HN: How should I teach code to kids? | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13675268 (4.5 months ago)

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2017-08-20