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bpp4dton Cubr – Solving Rubik's cube using webcam and Python

Reminds of the machine built to solve a Rubik cube. The Cube Stormer II (ha): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d0LfkIut2M

bpp4dton Introducing the Javascript behind HN's upvote system

our co-founder put this up about 7 months ago.

Anyone know how "powerful" one has to be to have access to the "downvote"? I didn't even know this function existed before digging up this video.

bpp4dton A beginner's cheat sheet for web development

will do! great job on this project :)

bpp4dton A beginner's cheat sheet for web development

I've always been looking for something like this to send to friends wanting to learn to code. A couple of recommended

This step by step guide to learning Github: http://www.thinkful.com/learn/a-guide-to-using-github-pages/

My first [hilarious] exposure to Ruby http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/chapter-1.htm...

Eloquent Javascript [built in console with examples]: https://eloquentjavascript.net/contents.html

If anyone's interested in some front-end web development sources: http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-sources-to-learn-web-... [You won't need to make an account with this url] [1st answer has the skills you'll need to learn with documentation and 2nd has a great collection of resources for newbies]

bpp4dton How I learned to Code

> In the interest of continued learning, I’d much rather you finish building something small and useless than give up building something big for your first project.

This is huge. It took me a quite some time to believe in this concept when I first started learning to code. I spent weeks on sites like Codecademy but thought their projects were irrelevant or too small. It wasn't until I took the Thinkful [https://www.thinkful.com] course that I realized I need to complete these small projects before moving on to bigger things. A project-intensive curriculum should be the trend in all University CS classes.