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"How to teach programming (and other things)?" by Felienne Hermans

Strange Loop Conference · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Felienne Hermans's Strange Loop keynote on the history and pedagogy of teaching programming. She questions exploration-only approaches like Logo and discusses research supporting explicit instruction and rote practice.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads about teaching kids and beginners to code as research-based evidence that explicit instruction beats pure discovery.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “The talk is on YouTube and I gotta say, it's very insightful.”

    Keynote on effective ways to teach programming.

    kashfi, 2020-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: As a programmer, how should I teach coding to my kid?”

  2. “This talk addresses that misconception”

    Debunks myth that only self-taught programmers succeed.

    noelwelsh, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Learning to code vs. learning to automate”

  3. “It's a worthwhile talk.”

    Challenges exploration-only pedagogy in programming education.

    chrisdone, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “History of Logo”

  4. “Self directed study doesn't fit most students according to the research presented in the video.”

    Research says self-directed study fits most students poorly.

    greggman3, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “The Hacker Way: How I taught my nephew to program”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: teaching programming, pedagogy, logo, education research, felienne hermans

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