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Python for the kids and now PySpark
Python for the kids. Slightly off-topic but worthwhile sharing.
One of the things that may benefit kids is starting to learn something new.
Basically anything that can focus their attention away from games for a few
hours. Around 2020, my son Christian (now nearly 15) decided to learn a
programming language. So somehow he picked Python to start with. The kids
are good when they focus. However, they live in a virtual reality world and
they cannot focus for long hours. I let him explore Python on his Windows
10 laptop and download it himself. In the following video Christian
explains to his mother what he started to do just before going to bed. BTW,
when he says 32M he means 32-bit. I leave it to you to judge :) Now the
idea is to start learning PySpark. So I will let him do it himself and
learn from his mistakes. For those who have kids, I would be interested to
know their opinion.
Cheers
Mich Talebzadeh,
Technologist | Architect | Data Engineer | Generative AI | FinCrime
London
United Kingdom
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*Disclaimer:* The information provided is correct to the best of my
knowledge but of course cannot be guaranteed . It is essential to note
that, as with any advice, quote "one test result is worth one-thousand
expert opinions (Werner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>Von
Braun <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>)".
Re: Python for the kids and now PySpark
Posted by Mich Talebzadeh <mi...@gmail.com>.
Thanks everyone for their comments.
PySpark is definitely on the card and he should start using a general
purpose IDE like VSC. Christian now nearly 15, was always interested in
sport. I started to introduce him to boxing when he was 5 years old. That
was nearly 10 years ago. After the pandemic, we went back to the gym. Later
on he got interested in Rugby and weight lifting. He is now 70kgs, 5 foot
10- 11 and he has managed to do a deadlift of 130kg and bench press of 80
kg. It is another healthy way to keep their mind occupied.
Cheers,
Mich Talebzadeh,
Technologist | Architect | Data Engineer | Generative AI | FinCrime
London
United Kingdom
view my Linkedin profile
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/>
https://en.everybodywiki.com/Mich_Talebzadeh
*Disclaimer:* The information provided is correct to the best of my
knowledge but of course cannot be guaranteed . It is essential to note
that, as with any advice, quote "one test result is worth one-thousand
expert opinions (Werner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>Von
Braun <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>)".
On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 at 07:58, Meena Rajani <me...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mitch, you are right these days the attention span is getting shorter.
> Christian could work on a completely new thing for 3 hours and is proud to
> explain. It is amazing.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 9:40 PM Farshid Ashouri <
> farsheed.ashouri@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mich, this is absolutely amazing.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing.
>>
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024, 22:26 Mich Talebzadeh, <mi...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Python for the kids. Slightly off-topic but worthwhile sharing.
>>>
>>> One of the things that may benefit kids is starting to learn something
>>> new. Basically anything that can focus their attention away from games for
>>> a few hours. Around 2020, my son Christian (now nearly 15) decided to
>>> learn a programming language. So somehow he picked Python to start with.
>>> The kids are good when they focus. However, they live in a virtual reality
>>> world and they cannot focus for long hours. I let him explore Python on his
>>> Windows 10 laptop and download it himself. In the following video Christian
>>> explains to his mother what he started to do just before going to bed. BTW,
>>> when he says 32M he means 32-bit. I leave it to you to judge :) Now the
>>> idea is to start learning PySpark. So I will let him do it himself and
>>> learn from his mistakes. For those who have kids, I would be interested to
>>> know their opinion.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>>
>>> Mich Talebzadeh,
>>> Technologist | Architect | Data Engineer | Generative AI | FinCrime
>>> London
>>> United Kingdom
>>>
>>>
>>> view my Linkedin profile
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://en.everybodywiki.com/Mich_Talebzadeh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Disclaimer:* The information provided is correct to the best of my
>>> knowledge but of course cannot be guaranteed . It is essential to note
>>> that, as with any advice, quote "one test result is worth one-thousand
>>> expert opinions (Werner
>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>Von Braun
>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>)".
>>>
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>>
>>
Re: Python for the kids and now PySpark
Posted by Meena Rajani <me...@gmail.com>.
Mitch, you are right these days the attention span is getting shorter.
Christian could work on a completely new thing for 3 hours and is proud to
explain. It is amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 9:40 PM Farshid Ashouri <fa...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Mich, this is absolutely amazing.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024, 22:26 Mich Talebzadeh, <mi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Python for the kids. Slightly off-topic but worthwhile sharing.
>>
>> One of the things that may benefit kids is starting to learn something
>> new. Basically anything that can focus their attention away from games for
>> a few hours. Around 2020, my son Christian (now nearly 15) decided to
>> learn a programming language. So somehow he picked Python to start with.
>> The kids are good when they focus. However, they live in a virtual reality
>> world and they cannot focus for long hours. I let him explore Python on his
>> Windows 10 laptop and download it himself. In the following video Christian
>> explains to his mother what he started to do just before going to bed. BTW,
>> when he says 32M he means 32-bit. I leave it to you to judge :) Now the
>> idea is to start learning PySpark. So I will let him do it himself and
>> learn from his mistakes. For those who have kids, I would be interested to
>> know their opinion.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Mich Talebzadeh,
>> Technologist | Architect | Data Engineer | Generative AI | FinCrime
>> London
>> United Kingdom
>>
>>
>> view my Linkedin profile
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/>
>>
>>
>> https://en.everybodywiki.com/Mich_Talebzadeh
>>
>>
>>
>> *Disclaimer:* The information provided is correct to the best of my
>> knowledge but of course cannot be guaranteed . It is essential to note
>> that, as with any advice, quote "one test result is worth one-thousand
>> expert opinions (Werner
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>Von Braun
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>)".
>>
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>
>
Re: Python for the kids and now PySpark
Posted by Farshid Ashouri <fa...@gmail.com>.
Mich, this is absolutely amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
On Sat, 27 Apr 2024, 22:26 Mich Talebzadeh, <mi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Python for the kids. Slightly off-topic but worthwhile sharing.
>
> One of the things that may benefit kids is starting to learn something
> new. Basically anything that can focus their attention away from games for
> a few hours. Around 2020, my son Christian (now nearly 15) decided to
> learn a programming language. So somehow he picked Python to start with.
> The kids are good when they focus. However, they live in a virtual reality
> world and they cannot focus for long hours. I let him explore Python on his
> Windows 10 laptop and download it himself. In the following video Christian
> explains to his mother what he started to do just before going to bed. BTW,
> when he says 32M he means 32-bit. I leave it to you to judge :) Now the
> idea is to start learning PySpark. So I will let him do it himself and
> learn from his mistakes. For those who have kids, I would be interested to
> know their opinion.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Mich Talebzadeh,
> Technologist | Architect | Data Engineer | Generative AI | FinCrime
> London
> United Kingdom
>
>
> view my Linkedin profile
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/>
>
>
> https://en.everybodywiki.com/Mich_Talebzadeh
>
>
>
> *Disclaimer:* The information provided is correct to the best of my
> knowledge but of course cannot be guaranteed . It is essential to note
> that, as with any advice, quote "one test result is worth one-thousand
> expert opinions (Werner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>Von
> Braun <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun>)".
>
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