Open Code Garden 1 - Practicing Python with Ciphers - Late Show

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2022Nov 23

In the first Open Code Garden of the Month, Renee will be working through the first coding module in our Microsoft Learn module, using Python for cipher cracking! 1:02 What's in today's episode 2:52 Introduction Module - a hidden message 16:18 Caesar Ciphers 18:17 Get VS Code set up 11:28 Print and Variables 14:57 Functions 21:23 Decoding a single letter 29:50 Why is indentation important? 33:18 How are codes cracked? 36:39 Making the alphabet wrap around 48:25 Decode a whole word 53:07 Other ways to create ciphers 56:18 Get the answer to the secret message 58:00 Microsoft Learn 59:17 Join us next time Come along to code alongside her, or to get any other Python questions you have answered! Additional Resources: https://aka.ms/Microsofttrainingmodule2 https://aka.ms/Trainingpathpython2 Your speaker Renee Noble is the Regional Cloud Advocate for the Sydney Reactor and the Australia region. She's passionate about technology, education, community, and bringing them all together in-person and online. A self-proclaimed "Jane of all trades", Renee has worked in sectors across tech, outreach, and education. She's worked in ML and web development in the past, dabbles in embedded tech, and is always keen to learn more! Renee is a passionate women in tech advocate, spending her spare time leading the Girls' Programming Network to support women and girls in tech. She also runs her own business, ConnectEd Code, working to bring exciting coding opportunities to kids and teachers. Beside teaching and tech she loves swing dancing, cats, and having a ridiculous number of plants. [eventID:17366]