The Rustacean Station Podcast

CoderDojo and Rust Linz with Rainer Stropek

Posted Sat, 27 May 2023 16:14:00 +0000

Allen Wyma and Zeeshan Ali Khan talk with Rainer Stropek, creator of CoderDojo Linz and Rust Linz.

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Timestamps

  • 0:00 - Introduction to Rust Linz
  • 3:23 - How did Rainer get into teaching kids in Austria how to code
  • 5:17 - CoderDojo’s vision in creating a coding club
  • 7:44 - Why text-based programming is not an option for kids younger than 10
  • 11:31 - Starting programming at a young age
  • 18:40 - Is coding and programming for everyone?
  • 22:40 - Parent’s huge influence on kids who wants to pursue programming
  • 24:32 - CoderDojo’s approach to inclusive programming
  • 33:55 - CoderDojo for adults and for kids
  • 35:59 - Rainer’s programming background
  • 37:29 - Organizing Rust Linz meet-ups
  • 43:26 - Rust meet-up schedules
  • 45:09 - Call for speakers for Rust Linz
  • 49:22 - Using rust in building web APIs and application programming
  • 50:14 - Interfacing Rust with other languages
  • 52:19 - Future of WebAssembly
  • 54:01 - Parting thoughts

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma and Zeeshan Ali Khan