Jason R Briggs

Dean writes:

I'm 13, I live in the US, and I just finished reading your excellent book "Python for Kids". After I finished the book I had two questions. First I was curious if it is possible to put a python game on a website to play? The other question I had was what was the hardest project you...

Similar in scale to a gnat between two giants...? ツ

Piotr Słowik writes:

I'm learning how to code from your book. It's great! First time in my life I'm starting to understand how to write code and make it work ;) You're the first person whose teachings make sense to me!

But I have problem with this example:

>>> v = sys.stdin.readline(13)

He...

Very cool. The front page of raspberrypi.org.

Officially geeked out.

I finally managed to find enough bits-and-pieces to get a Raspberry Pi (borrowed from a friend - thanks Matt!) up and running, in order to test out the code from Python for Kids. A USB charger for an old Nokia phone, a somewhat dodgy-looking USB power adaptor from the bottom of a cobweb-filled...

My author copies arrived from No Starch today - the culmination of two years of not-an-inconsequential amount of effort.

If you happen to have ordered a copy, here's hoping it arrives in time to stuff the Christmas stocking.