programming

For those unaware, a hackathon is known as a 12-24 hour long invention marathon. Participants work in teams, or on their own, to create awesome products from scratch, learn new skills and have some fun along the way! People from all backgrounds and education are welcome, and learning the requisite skills is half the fun.

Meeting the programming scale up challenge with BlueJ. Good programming skills are essential for a data-driven future but learning to code can be tough. A team at KCL Informatics has developed a learning platform against robust educational research so that programming is engaging and fun to learn – and it’s proving a big success.