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If you follow the Elementary JavaScript book page on Facebook or Instagram, you will have seen that Ahan, my 10 year old son, and I have started on the second
Continue readingDesigning a Cover for Intermediate JavaScript
My book Elementary JavaScript – JavaScript for Elementary and Middle School Kids is now available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble. The expected publication date is Oct 31st. I’m currently
Continue readingMy Book is Now Available for Preorder at Barnes & Noble
This tutorial by Richard Davey is a really nice introduction to Phaser 3, using it to make a simple game. Before I work with my son on using Phaser, I’ve
I started to learn how to code when I was in 5th grade. I took my first course in BASIC then. It was the most fun I’d had. Yes, I’m
Continue readingMy Book To Help Kids Learn To Code in JavaScript
After my son started building his new game, several people approached us and asked how we did it. It all started with the original card game project using Asian parenting 101 :
Continue readingAsian Parenting 201: How I Let My Son Have His Screen Time And Watch It Too
Since my last post on coding with my son, his game Blob Attack has come a long way. New graphics, more levels, a real leaderboard, somewhat proper signup and registration
Continue readingMore Code With My Son: Now I’m Learning with him
Every time I read an article about teaching kids about investing or creating generational portfolios, Altria (MO), Exxon (XOM), Coke (KO) and McDonalds (MCD) seem to show up more often
Continue readingMoney From Smokers, Polluters And Junk Food – How Not To Teach Kids About Investing
Before you read my ramblings, here is Ahan’s blog post about the game. After our last attempt implementing the card game 7-8, this time around we set about making a
Continue readingMore Code With My Son: A New Game – Blob Attack
Last time I detailed my troubles and dark nights of the soul trying to teach my son how to code. Many more tantrums, struggles and dark days, weekends and nights
Continue readingCode Project With My Son: Fully Playable Prototype
A while ago my son, Ahan, started showing some interest in code. He was visiting code.org regularly and dragging random code blocks together to draw patterns. But after a few months of
Continue readingTeaching My Son to Code. Insanity Now. Serenity Never.