Programming

Coding event returns to in-person format

  • Hack Appleton’s first in-person hack-a-thon since 2019 took place Sunday at UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities
  • The event began in 2009 as the brainchild of Ivan Fan, who founded the Appleton Youth Education Initiative
  • Middle and high school students used coding and programming languages ​​to create projects along the theme of “The Future”
  • Video shows students interacting with each other and the event’s organizers discussing its significance

(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)

Students in this generation can learn how to code from the Internet alone — and that was on display at Hack Appleton. Middle and high

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Programming

Cultural, Sports and Leisure Activities – The 2024 Winter Programming is now online!

The 2024 Winter Cultural, Sports and Leisure Programming is officially online! To find it, go to the Culture, sports, leisure and community tab at the top of the website and look through the Leisure publications – Leisure and Cultural Notes pageswhich offers many different illustrated sections, and discover the wide variety of activities offered.

Depending on your preferences and age group, you’ll have plenty of leisure and cultural options to choose from. Don’t miss out on the fun and enriching activities of the Winter Carnival and winter break or take advantage of the activities surrounding Earth Day to

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Programming

NPR will merge news and programming divisions

NPR CEO John Lansing announced Tuesday that the network will combine its news and programming divisions.

Lansing said in a note to staff that the new structure will ensure NPR is “more united than ever in our efforts to strengthen our network and succeed in our mission to reach our current and future audiences wherever they consume NPR content.”

The change goes into effect Sept. 11. A chief content officer will lead the new division. Edith Chapin, SVP of news and editor in chief, will fill the role on an interim basis while NPR searches for a permanent CCO.

“The

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Programming

How to code your first Mojo program

The Mojo programming language is new. In fact, it’s still under development. At the end of 2023, the latest milestone release is version 0.6.0. There is no word on when the first full increment release will go GA, and the language’s final feature set is still a work in progress.

However, even at this early state of inception, the Mojo programming language has already demonstrated the ability to outperform other major languages ​​including Python, C and Rust.

Modular’s Mojo programming language is poised to revolutionize software development in the AI ​​space. For those who want to stay ahead of the …

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