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Young people can and should do cool
stuff with code!
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A week long hack event run at locations across the UK, ending with a show and tell of web design & code projects to government, industry and press on what has been coded.
YRS 2010
YRS 2011
4 centres: Brighton, London, Manchester,
Norwich.
10-20 centres
YRS 20091 centre: Google London
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YRS 2009
Have a topic / starting point
(Will cover “open data” shortly)
Work in teams with other young
people
Centres & mentors!
Get expert help, intern inside exciting companies
Get creative, solve problems!
(Normally starting on a whiteboard or paper)
Learn new skills - no matter what
level of tech knowledge
Beginners to budding programmers
Presenting & Awards!
Gain self confidence, be able to present to anyone
Daniel, 18
Open data = hack fuel
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Downloaded spreadsheets
Google Maps
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Current computer time
...of geo-tagged bus stop locations
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Current computer date
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Manchester geo-tagged photos on
Flickr
Manchester libraries image
search
Start sketching (developing concepts)No
excuses.
Can’t code? can still develop
concepts & get started
Can’t code? can still develop
concepts & get started
Damon, 16
Starting with design + help, then
learning how to make it
Isabell, 16
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Downloaded spreadsheets
Google Charts
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Maths related
headaches!
“Since 1 August, 18 government headquarter buildings have been reporting real time energy consumption online”
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Apps are cool. Start developing some
concepts
No excuses!
Top tips for learning to code...
• Have a project• Start simple, learn HTML and/or use design tools.• Get help, ask around. • Look up “___ tutorial”• “Save as” files regularly• Attend YRS :)
HTML
HTML
Programming
Design
Business
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