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Posted on January 9, 2020February 5, 2020

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 – Computer Language Series – Part 4

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Learn the basics of Computer Languages: c, PHP, Python, Bash

All four languages will be covered, where it will be apparent the similarities and differences of each.

Be sure to BRING a LAPTOP, as these are hands on sessions.

Saturday, January 25, 2020
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Camosun College Interurban Campus
4461 Interurban Road · Victoria, BC
Tech Bldg, Tec 177

Posted on October 17, 2019November 12, 2019

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 – Computer Language Series (part 3)

Learn the basics of Computer Languages: c, PHP, Python, Bash

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All four languages will be covered, where it will be apparent the similarities and differences of each.

Be sure to BRING a LAPTOP, as these are hands on sessions.

10:00 AM – 12:00PM
Q College Suite 303 771 Vernon Ave · Victoria, BC

Posted on October 14, 2019October 25, 2019

Sat, Oct 25, 2019 – Computer Language Series (part 2)

Learn the basics of Computer Languages: c, PHP, Python, Bash

All four languages will be covered, where it will be apparent the similarities and differences of each.

10:00 AM – 12:00PM
Camosun College Interurban Campus
4461 Interurban Road · Victoria, BC
Tech Bldg, Tech 177
Sign Up with Meetup here

Part 3 is Saturday, November 23, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019October 5, 2019

Sat, Sep 28, 2019 – Computer Language Series (part 1)

Learn the basics of Computer Languages: c, PHP, Python, Bash

All four languages will be covered, where it will be apparent the similarities and differences of each.

10:00 AM – 12:00PM
Camosun College Interurban Campus
4461 Interurban Road · Victoria, BC
Tech Bldg, Tech 177
Sign Up with Meetup here

Part 2 is Saturday, October 26, 2019

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Saturday, May 1, 2021
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RPI sales soar! Covid 19.

In Tech Republic, April 17, 2020... "From ending battles over the only PC in the house to supporting 3D printing and ventilator projects, the tiny single-board computer is suddenly in great demand."

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/raspberry-pi-why-sales-have-rocketed-in-the-middle-of-the-coronavirus-outbreak/

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  • Play your retro console on a modern TV April 9, 2021
    Want to connect your retro console to your modern TV? The latest issue of Wireframe magazine has the only guide you need, courtesy of My Life in Gaming’s Mark Duddleson. “Get a Raspberry Pi. Done.” It’s probably the most frequently recurring comment we get across all videos on the My Life in Gaming YouTube channel,… […]
    Ryan Lambie
  • Raspberry Pi automatically refills your water bottle April 8, 2021
    YouTuber Chris Courses takes hydration seriously, but all those minutes spent filling up water bottles take a toll. 15 hours per year, to be exact. Chris regularly uses three differently sized water bottles and wanted to build something to fill them all to their exact measurements. (Polite readers may like to be warned of a… […]
    Ashley Whittaker
  • Raspberry Pi Zero W turns iPod Classic into Spotify music player April 7, 2021
    Recreating Apple’s iconic iPod Classic as a Spotify player may seem like sacrilege but it works surprisingly well, finds Rosie Hattersley. Check out the latest issue of The MagPi magazine (pg 8 – 12) for a tutorial to follow if you’d like to create your own. When the original iPod was launched, the idea of… […]
    Ashley Whittaker
  • 214 teams granted Flight Status for Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2020/21! April 6, 2021
    The Raspberry Pi Foundation and ESA Education are excited to announce that 214 teams participating in Mission Space Lab of this year’s European Astro Pi Challenge have achieved Flight Status. That means they will have their computer programs run on the International Space Station (ISS) later this month! Mission Space Lab gives teams of students… […]
    Claire Given
  • Remake Manic Miner’s collapsing platforms | Wireframe #49 April 1, 2021
    Traverse a crumbly cavern in our homage to a Spectrum classic. Mark Vanstone has the code One of the most iconic games on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum featured a little man called Miner Willy, who spent his days walking and jumping from platform to platform collecting the items needed to unlock the door on each… […]
    Ryan Lambie

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