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7 Coding Courses for Teens in 2024

Finding fun and engaging activities for your teenagers over the holidays and in term-time can be challenging, particularly if you have a teenager with an active imagination. As parents ourselves, we understand these challenges more than...

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11th January 2024

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What is N in Python? A Simple Explainer for Kids Learning to Code

Python is a popular programming language that kids as young as 11 years old can learn. In the working world, it is widely used in applications ranging from web development to scientific computing. But at FunTech, kids can learn how to...

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30th November 2023

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What Does “elif” Mean in Python?

When kids learn Python, one of the first keywords they will learn to use will be “elif”. But for those not familiar with Python, you might be wondering what “elif” means. Here’s a really easy to understand explanation followed by code...

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25th October 2023

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Famous Female Coders: 7 Women Who Shaped the Tech Industry

We recently wrote about ways to help get girls interested in coding from a young age, and mentioned some of the many famous female coders who have made significant contributions to the field of computer science. Today we wanted to...

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19th October 2023

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How to Get Girls into Coding: Encouraging Female Participation at a Young Age

As technology rapidly evolves, coding will become an even more important skill that will help kids at school and in their future careers. In short, coding is the behind almost everything we interact with in the modern world. It is...

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2nd October 2023

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Is Lua Hard to Learn?

FunTech offers courses in Lua scripting for kids aged 11 to 16 who want to get ahead in Roblox game development. Naturally we are often asked just how hard Lua is to learn. The simple answer is that it’s not hard to learn compared to...

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11th September 2023

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How Long Does It Take to Learn Lua?

Lua is a powerful and lightweight embeddable scripting language widely used in video games and web applications, including Roblox. Given Roblox’s popularity with kids, it’s no wonder so many of them want to learn how to use the Lua...

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7th September 2023

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Python for 11 Year Olds: Term Time or Holiday Clubs

There are many programming languages to choose for kids who want to start coding. Some coding languages are easier to use and others. With very young children, we recommend they start with visual block coding applications, and then as...

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31st August 2023

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Can a Kid Learn C++?

C++ is a general-purpose object-orientated programming language developed as an extension of the C programming language. It was created by Bjarne Stroustrup in the early 1980s at Bell Labs. C++ adds object-oriented programming (OOP)...

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31st August 2023

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Java Classes for Kids: Take the Course Online or a Summer Camp

Java has become one of the most popular programming languages in the world and is used by brands including Google, Amazon, and Oracle. It’s widely used in many industries, including finance, healthcare, and education, and it’s this...

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7th July 2023