Welcome to the helloneo.ca website.

This is a wiki in which I record the way in which I taught programming to my son, Neo, since he was eight years old. He's much older now, and I have updated these lessons as I continue to teach programming to kids. Although the primary purpose is to keep a record of my lessons, you are also welcome to read them.

• Press Start 2P (an arcade font) pressstart2p.ttf.zip
• CLACON2 (Classic Console 2) clacon2.ttf.zip
• IBM VGA 8×16 (based on 8×14 EGA) pxplus_ibm_vga8.ttf.zip
• IBM VGA 9×16 The most well-known VGA text font. pxplus_ibm_vga_9x16.ttf.zip

• Example 'Logo' file logo32x32.png

• PyGame Framework

• pygame sprites I – Sprites, the concept. From Bullet Game.

Python Season 1 introduces all the basic concepts such as functions, lists, classes, and so forth.

• Roger
• Basics
• Basics II Random Numbers
• Basics III List Structure – Advanced
• Functions The fourth lesson in this series.
• Lists The fifth lesson in this series
• Lists II Lesson six, about data structures.
• PyHang Game – Hangman – a simple game which illustrates the use of lists and string indexing.
• Dice Class – Classes and String Operations
• PyBog – Word search game, operating on a 2d array(list).
• Recursion in Python – recursion examples

When teaching people with more experience and with longer classes (ex. 2h).

• PySPS – Scissor Paper Stone in Python. Usually taught over 2 classes (see notes).
• PyHang – Usually the second lesson.

• PyType – A typing game to reinforce lessons and introduce time.time_ns() etc.
• PyQuest I – A simple A/B/C adventure game. Can introduce classes here.
• PyRobots – robots in pure text in python

(At this point we can probably introduce pygame).

Python season 2 demonsrates how the basic concepts can be used by making games out of them! Since it is a more advanced class, we will structure most of the games around the PyGame Terminal, however, we will not always use it.

• Pygame Terminal
• PyMaze – a simple maze game in python, illustrating classes and maze algorithms
• Robots – in PyGame Terminal

• Turtle Suite
• Adventure Game

• tkinter pack The pack tutorial, featuring codemaster 1.0.
• tkinter calc The basic calculator, teaching .grid() and exploring classes for windows.
• tkinter calc ii Teaching binding, to increase User Experience.
• tkinter menus
• tkinter quiz show The Quiz Show! A quiz game, featuring radio buttons and more!

• Bullet Game
  • uses pressstart2p.ttf.zip

• Shooty Ships

• JavaScript Terminal
• JavaScript Terminal v2

• JavaScript NetWhack
• JavaScript Terminal v3

• JavaScript Terminal v4

• APCS Taiwan Site
• APCS Study Guide
• APSC Phase 1 program collection APCS Phase 1
• Roger's APSC-1