Microsoft and NASA Create a Space-Themed Site Teaching Python Programming (techrepublic.com) 24
"To teach the next generation of computer scientists the basics of Python programming, Microsoft recently announced a partnership with NASA to create a series of lessons based on space exploration efforts," reports TechRepublic:
Overall, the project includes three different NASA-inspired lessons... The Introduction to Python for Space Exploration lesson will provide students with "an introduction to the types of space exploration problems that Python and data science can influence." Made up of eight units in total, this module also details the upcoming Artemis lunar exploration mission.
In another learning path, students will learn to design an AI model capable of classifying different types of space rocks depicted in random photos, according to Microsoft. However, the company recommends a "basic understanding of Python for Data Science" as a prerequisite for this particular lesson. The last of the three learning paths serves as an introduction to machine learning and demonstrates ways these technologies can help assist with space exploration operations.
Students are presented real-world NASA challenges, particularly rocket launch delays, and learn how the agency can leverage machine learning to resolve the issues... Microsoft also announced partnerships with Wonder Woman 1984 and Smithsonian Learning Labs to curate five additional programming lessons for students.
In another learning path, students will learn to design an AI model capable of classifying different types of space rocks depicted in random photos, according to Microsoft. However, the company recommends a "basic understanding of Python for Data Science" as a prerequisite for this particular lesson. The last of the three learning paths serves as an introduction to machine learning and demonstrates ways these technologies can help assist with space exploration operations.
Students are presented real-world NASA challenges, particularly rocket launch delays, and learn how the agency can leverage machine learning to resolve the issues... Microsoft also announced partnerships with Wonder Woman 1984 and Smithsonian Learning Labs to curate five additional programming lessons for students.
Opportunity knocks. (Score:2)
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Ender's Game.
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Not excluding boys any more ? How dare they ! (Score:1)
No penalty for those afflicted with male genitalia ? I thought it had been decided by the fem1naz1 hordes that the way to advance CS education was to fine teachers who let boys in their classes ?
https://developers.slashdot.or... [slashdot.org]
has to be asked (Score:3)
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look up, whoossssh.
Well, as the say if you have to explain a joke it was not good to begin with. In the US gov, tech is usually 2 or 3 generations behind reality
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I see that you have learned a lot since your first post on the python forums, congratulations!:
https://groups.google.com/foru... [google.com]
Next month (Score:2)
Today:
Next month:
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the pythons of Basic programming
Such as that version of Snake [wikipedia.org] written in BASIC that came with one of the PCs I bought back in the 90s.
Python horribly unmaintainable (Score:5, Insightful)
Way to go, teaching people Python, so they learn that as their programming paradigm - one of the most unmaintainable languages ever created.
Guido van Rossum, creator of Python, wrote: "I've learned a painful lesson, that for small programs dynamic typing is great. For large programs, you have to have a more disciplined approach. And it helps if the language actually gives you that discipline, rather than telling you, 'Well, you can do whatever you want.' "
Python disaster at Dropbox: https://www.zdnet.com/article/... [zdnet.com]
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Python [...] - one of the most unmaintainable languages ever created.
Total nonsense. There is nothing inherently unmaintainable about Python, and in fact the language has features and idioms that favor readability and understandability over compactness of code. Python loses to Perl at Code Golf.
Guido van Rossum, creator of Python, wrote: "I've learned a painful lesson, that for small programs dynamic typing is great. For large programs, you have to have a more disciplined approach. And it helps if the la
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It works for you because you are a good developer. Python is inherently unmaintainable, but as a good developer, you are able to write maintainable code nonetheless. The credit goes to you, even though the language is flawed. Not everyone is a first rate developer.
Here is an example of one of the maintainability issues with Python. A few years ago I undertook to learn machine learning, and read several texts and took several courses. I also obtained several machine learning projects written by various resea
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It's great that you have had success at maintaining your Python projects. I've had similar success at maintaining Perl programs that have been around and working for decade
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Space-themed (Score:2)
White space.
Can we select other skins ... (Score:2)
... like Hello Kitty?
I'm not doing it... (Score:2)
...unless I can launch Kerbals.
Students will master advanced techniques such as.. (Score:2)