Steve Krouse's guest appearances

Steve Krouse

Off-Trail Learning

Philip Guo - podcasts - pgbovine.net

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Gabe Cooper

Bryan Caplan

Gina Riley

Isaac Morehouse

Michelle Jones

William Deresiewicz

Peter Gray

Blake Boles

Debbie Reber

T.K. Coleman

Will Richardson

Carsie Blanton

Mikala Streeter

Ned Johnson

Anna Smith

OwlTail

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Steve Krouse about val.town, what it is, his philosophies on teaching people to code, the tech stack for val.town, and the benefits of inspiring kids to learn to code. Show Notes   00:36 Welcome  01:27 Who is Steve Krouse?  Steve Krouse  Future of Coding  stevekrouse (Steve Krouse) · GitHub  Steve Krouse (@stevekrouse) on Twitter  Coding Classes for Kids &amp; Teens | Coding for Kids | The Coding Space  03:06 What is Val.town?  Val Town  08:35 Where did the inspiration for social dev environments come from?  12:52 WYSIWYG code vs being code first  16:30 How does val.town inspire people?  20:26 How do you prevent people abusing val.town?  24:57 What’s the UI story for snippets on val.town?  27:31 Do you plan to support express?  29:03 What’s the tech stack behind the front end of val.town?  30:35 What’s the tech stack for the back end of val.town?  34:37 How do you measure for pricing?  37:07 Who is using val.town?  42:00 What’s your methodology for teaching kids to code?  47:44 Supper Club questions  GitHub - pomdtr/sunbeam: Generate powerful TUIs from simple scripts written in any language.  Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript   A Small Matter of Programming  The Unison language  CodeMirror   A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing  Stripe Press — Ideas for progress  pomdtr/sunbeam: Generate powerful TUIs from simple scripts written in any language.  Seymour Papert  woofjs.com  Bret Victor  Welcome | Future of Coding  Tom MacWright (@tmcw)  55:54 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××  ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××    SwitchBot Wi-Fi Smart Lock  Shameless Plugs   Val Town  Tweet us your tasty treats   Scott’s Instagram  LevelUpTutorials Instagram  Wes’ Instagram  Wes’ Twitter  Wes’ Facebook  Scott’s Twitter  Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets  Wes Bos on Bluesky  Scott on Bluesky  Syntax on Bluesky 

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Steve Krouse about val.town, what it is, his philosophies on teaching people to code, the tech stack for val.town, and the benefits of inspiring kids to learn to code. <a></a>Show Notes <ul> <li> <a href="#t=00:36" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">00:36</a> Welcome</li> <li> <a href="#t=01:27" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">01:27</a> Who is Steve Krouse?</li> <li> <a href="https://stevekrouse.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Krouse</a></li> <li> <a href="https://futureofcoding.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of Coding</a></li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/stevekrouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevekrouse (Steve Krouse) · GitHub</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/stevekrouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Krouse (@stevekrouse) on Twitter</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.thecodingspace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coding Classes for Kids &amp; Teens | Coding for Kids | The Coding Space</a></li> <li> <a href="#t=03:06" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">03:06</a> What is Val.town?</li> <li> <a href="https://www.val.town/pricing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Val Town</a></li> <li> <a href="#t=08:35" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">08:35</a> Where did the inspiration for social dev environments come from?</li> <li> <a href="#t=12:52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12:52</a> WYSIWYG code vs being code first</li> <li> <a href="#t=16:30" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">16:30</a> How does val.town inspire people?</li> <li> <a href="#t=20:26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">20:26</a> How do you prevent people abusing val.town?</li> <li> <a href="#t=24:57" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">24:57</a> What’s the UI story for snippets on val.town?</li> <li> <a href="#t=27:31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">27:31</a> Do you plan to support express?</li> <li> <a href="#t=29:03" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">29:03</a> What’s the tech stack behind the front end of val.town?</li> <li> <a href="#t=30:35" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">30:35</a> What’s the tech stack for the back end of val.town?</li> <li> <a href="#t=34:37" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">34:37</a> How do you measure for pricing?</li> <li> <a href="#t=37:07" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">37:07</a> Who is using val.town?</li> <li> <a href="#t=42:00" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">42:00</a> What’s your methodology for teaching kids to code?</li> <li> <a href="#t=47:44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">47:44</a> Supper Club questions</li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/pomdtr/sunbeam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub - pomdtr/sunbeam: Generate powerful TUIs from simple scripts written in any language.</a></li> <li> <a href="https://deno.land/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript</a></li> <li> <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262140539/a-small-matter-of-programming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Small Matter of Programming</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.unison-lang.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Unison language</a></li> <li> <a href="https://codemirror.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CodeMirror</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=A+Small+Matter+of+Programming:+Perspectives+on+End+User+Computing&amp;linkCode=gs3&amp;linkId=a4276584f94c53442569757002ff7fe2&amp;tag=isi777-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing</a></li> <li> <a href="https://press.stripe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stripe Press — Ideas for progress</a></li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/pomdtr/sunbeam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pomdtr/sunbeam: Generate powerful TUIs from simple scripts written in any language.</a></li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Papert" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seymour Papert</a></li> <li> <a href="https://woofjs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">woofjs.com</a></li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Victor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bret Victor</a></li> <li> <a href="https://futureofcoding.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome | Future of Coding</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/tmcw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom MacWright (@tmcw)</a></li> <li> <a href="#t=55:54" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">55:54</a> SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××</li> </ul> <a></a>××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B155T8QM?crid=1QGM6LSDYF8IR&amp;keywords=switchbot+lock&amp;sprefix=switchbot+loc,aps,116&amp;language=en_US&amp;sr=8-4&amp;linkCode=gs2&amp;linkId=9da52a90625d3d2fabe94ba5cfef40bf&amp;tag=isi777-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SwitchBot Wi-Fi Smart Lock</a></li> </ul> <a></a>Shameless Plugs <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.val.town/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Val Town</a></li> </ul> <a></a>Tweet us your tasty treats <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott’s Instagram</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/LevelUpTutorials/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LevelUpTutorials Instagram</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wes’ Instagram</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/wesbos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wes’ Twitter</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wesbos.developer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wes’ Facebook</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/stolinski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott’s Twitter</a></li> <li> Make sure to include <a href="https://twitter.com/SyntaxFM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@SyntaxFM</a> in your tweets</li> <li> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wesbos.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wes Bos on Bluesky</a></li> <li> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tolin.ski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott on Bluesky</a></li> <li> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/syntax.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Syntax on Bluesky</a></li> </ul>

Supper Club × val.town with Steve Krouse

22-year-old Steve Krouse, co-founder of The Coding Space in New York City (thecodingspace.com), talks about his decision to leave his Computer Science major at the University of Pennsylvania to enter the world of tech and startups. We discuss why this path worked for Steve, whether it works for other young people, the role of privilege in quitting school, and practical advice for convincing parents to support your decision. * * *Want to help more young adults choose self-directed learning? Support this podcast with a $1-$2 automatic donation per episode: www.offtraillearning.com/supportProvide feedback or suggest new topics/guests anytime by emailing yourstruly@blakeboles.com.

22-year-old Steve Krouse, co-founder of The Coding Space in New York City (<a href="http://thecodingspace.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecodingspace.com</a>), talks about his decision to leave his Computer Science major at the University of Pennsylvania to enter the world of tech and startups. We discuss why this path worked for Steve, whether it works for other young people, the role of privilege in quitting school, and practical advice for convincing parents to support your decision. * * * Want to help more young adults choose self-directed learning? Support this podcast with a $1-$2 automatic donation per episode: <a href="http://www.offtraillearning.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.offtraillearning.com/support</a> Provide feedback or suggest new topics/guests anytime by emailing yourstruly@blakeboles.com.

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