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How Programmers Work Outside of the 9-to-5 Cubicle

Coding. Ordinarily a job that conditions one to stare a screen. Conventionally known as the typical “white collar” 9-to-5 job. One may assume that there wouldn’t be much variance to coding jobs. After all, coding is simply making programs or…

Hacking into the Depths of Cyber Security

Click. You just agreed to letting your Fitbit™ store your health data online. Click. Hours later, a hacker just stole all of your health data and is threatening to sell it. Click. A cyber security analyst and his or her team just updated the firewall, and…

Designing for Social Change

In this rapidly changing, technology-based society, it’s crucial to explore the integration of the digital field with other fields. Technology affects all sectors, including those in the humanities, especially arts. Design specifically involves coding, and, in order to connect…

Terms and Conditions Apply to Everyone, including Coders, Hackers, and Lawyers

Facing the Obstacles

By Anisha Bhat

One more week has passed here at the Calabazas Library, with many “Aha!” moments among the group. The kids had a day off this week — but that didn’t stop any of the learning taking place! Building upon last week’s introduction to HTML, we…

Diving Deeper

By Anisha Bhat

It is now the second week of theCodeMatrix’s branch at the Calabazas Library, with many familiar faces scrambling to sit in their new seats for the week and get some online gaming in before the real learning starts. Last week, the kids explored the…

“Getting Started”

By Dhanyasree Prem Sankar

The first week has gone by swiftly, while the kids started understanding the foundations and basics of problem solving and critical thinking. We began our very first unit, “Introduction to Programming” which covered the…

A Codeful Conclusion

By Darya Kaviani

And, that’s a wrap. What a journey! This summer has been one to remember. Each and every bug, game, activity, and simple conversation was a key contributor to the development of not only the students, but also the volunteers. And, of…

Code, Command, and Conquer

theCodeMatrix x Fremont Main Library

“Can we go first?”