I created a presentation for the Hour of Code week specifically for Bethel High School.

1. Hour of Code
2015

2. Hello!
I’m Frances.
dabbler | designer | developer
@fvcproductions

3. CS major
frontend developer
dog lover
Fullstack Academy grad
Latina (Peruvian)
vegetarian

4. It’s a one hour intro to
computer science,
designed to demystify
“code” and show that
anyone can learn the
basics to be a maker, a
creator, or an innovator.

5. 191,014 Hour of Code Events Globally

7. 191,014 Hour of Code Events Globally

8. SILICON VALLEY
San Jose, California
San Francisco Bay Area

9. Silicon Valley - since 2014

12. Silicon Alley - New York City, New York
Silicon Forest - Portland, Oregon
Silicon Beach - Los Angeles, California
Silicon Hills - Austin, Texas
Silicon Anchor
Norfolk/VA Beach area

13. the NUMBERS here

36. Software Engineer
Web Developer
User Interface Developer
Frontend Developer

37. “I am looking for
a developer.”

38. The Internship - 2013

40. Silicon Valley - since 2014

42. sold to Facebook for $19 billion
55 employees
one person = $345 million
sold to Facebook for $1 billion
13 employees
one person = $77 million

43. This is what
most people
think of when
they hear
“programmer”.

45. Gender
Distribution
@
Top
Tech
Companies

46. Racial
Distribution
@
Top
Tech
Companies

53. UNDERSTAND
RECOGNIZE
APPRECIATE
GOAL

54. Inspirational Video Montage Time!
Elementary
High
School

57. Yeah, ok…

58. Fine.
Let us consult
the Google.

62. Creators, not
consumers.

63. What is
programming?

65. What can I
build?

66. Web
Sites
Web
Apps
Mobile
Apps
Desktop
Apps
Games
ANY
THING

67. iOS Android
Mobile Development

68. Web
Sites
Web
Apps
Web Development

69. What do I use?

70. HTML STRUCTURE

71. CSS STYLE

72. Layers of Web Design
JS BEHAVIOR

74. svgporn.com

76. JavaScript
framework
“fatigue”

77. More details!

78. A front-end dev is responsible for the interior design of a house
that’s been built by a back-end dev.

79. Real Life Front End Back End
Languages
Frameworks

80. Demo Time
Meetups nearby.

81. But…

85. 🖥❤🖥?

86. YER A WIZARD!

88. “Choose a job you
love, and you will
never have to work a
day in your life.”

89. 😈

90. R 🤑 I

91. $98,000
Avg. salary for a CS major 5 years out of school
$49/hour

93. $50/hour
Tech Analyst in San Francisco
$31/hour
Tech Analyst Intern in San Jose

97. FORGE
YOUR
OWN
PATH

99. 67% of “software” jobs are
outside the tech industry
in banking, retail, government,
entertainment, etc.

100. “I am looking for
a developer.”

101. Goodies

102. Resources for Resources
medium.com
speakerdeck.com
producthunt.com
github.com

103. Lightbot
lightbot.com/hocflash.html

104. CodeCombat
codecombat.com/?hour_of_code=true

106. VERSION
CONTROL

107. W8!!!1 32

108. meetup.com
1 Attend a local tech Meetup.

109. codecademy.com
Sign up for Quora &
Codecademy.
2
quora.com

110. small
projects
nice
mentor
learning
fund
3

112. fvcproductions.com
@fvcproductions
Questions?
Happy
Holidays!