{"id":620664,"date":"2019-11-13T03:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?p=620664"},"modified":"2022-11-07T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:43:00","slug":"hacking-the-runway-with-makecode-with-dr-thomas-ball-and-dr-teddy-seyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/podcast\/hacking-the-runway-with-makecode-with-dr-thomas-ball-and-dr-teddy-seyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacking the runway with MakeCode with Dr. Thomas Ball and Dr. Teddy Seyed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Episode 98 | November 13, 2019<\/h3>\n

Computer programming has often been perceived as the exclusive domain of computer scientists and software engineers. But that\u2019s changing, thanks to the work of people like Dr. Thomas Ball<\/a>, a Partner Researcher in the RiSE group<\/a> at Microsoft Research, and Dr. Teddy Seyed<\/a>, a post-doctoral researcher in the same group. Their goal is to make programming accessible to non-programmers in places like the classroom, the workshop\u2026 and even the runway!<\/p>\n

On today\u2019s podcast, Tom and Teddy talk about physical computing through platforms like MakeCode<\/a>, a simplified programming environment that makes it easier for young people \u2013 and other computer science neophytes \u2013 to start coding with programmable microcontrollers. They also tell us all about Project Brookdale<\/a>, where they did a collaborative fashion show that gave emerging designers the tools to embed technology in their garments and produce wearables you\u2019d actually want to be seen in!<\/p>\n

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