Lauren Ipsum
Lauren, a clever girl lost in Userland, applies logic and problem solving skills to find her way home, encountering along the way such concepts as timing attacks, algorithm design, and the traveling salesman problem.
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19people
2011–2023years
67% recommend33% neutral
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What Hacker News says
- I seriously nominate Lauren Ipsum by Carlos Bueno as a _better_ Alice story. It's exlipictly about CS, but is also chock full of math, philosophy and some life advice. It's almost a GEB for kids.
- Since this is HN, Lauren Ipsum by Carlos Bueno. I read it to my kid and we both loved it. Don’t remember how old was she though.
- Arduino Starter Kit is very good. CodeHS is also good but expensive for families as they tend to sell to schools.
YouTube is also a good resource for some things. We haven't found any good programming books yet although they did enjoy the 'Lauren Ipsum' book.
- How old is she? Lauren Ipsum from NoStarch press was a good read if you are interested in the topics. I think they also sell Python flash cards, don’t know how much experience you’d need for them to be useful.
- She is an adult. Lauren Ipsum is a cute book though. I'll have to remember that one.
- Love your book btw. I was scrolling down to see if someone had already suggested it.
PS. One of my favorite excerpts from Lauren Ipsum: `That's how it starts. A little Jargon doesn't look like much. Some people even keep them as pets. But they form packs, and they are very dangerous.`
