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Tisski Developer Daniel Zeng shares his experience teaching his son to code and we suggest some tools parents can use if they’re hoping to do the same.
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Senior Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Developer, Daniel Zeng, joined Tisski in 2019; using Microsoft technology as a basis, he works with clients to develop solutions to suit their business needs.

Daniel lives at home with his wife Ying and his two children: son Mingfan, aged seven, and daughter Caiwei, aged three. The initial desire to teach Mingfan coding came one day when, while using a maths app to help with his calculations, he asked his dad how an iPhone app is made.

Having been hands-on with computers himself since 1993, it must have been an exciting moment for Daniel when his son paid an interest in something which is such a big part of his own life.

Bingo for the classroom. “When I was young, my parents sent me on a computer learning course where I learned using MS-DOS and writing batch scripts,” Daniel said. “In 1995, they bought me my first computer; I still remember it was an Intel CPU Pentium 100mhz and my interest stuck with me because I majored in computer science at university.”

“It was great when my son asked how an app is made because it shows he has that curiosity. I started talking to him and suggested we try to create our own one from the very beginning.”

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With Mingfan just seven years old, teaching him about coding was bound to be a challenge – but it was one Daniel was only too happy to take on.

“We started by creating our own maths app using Xamerin, an open-source mobile app platform, but I found that Mingfan lost interest very quickly – probably because it was a little bit too complicated for someone so young,” Daniel explained. “So, I showed him Scratch.”

“Scratch is much simpler platform, so he can just drag and drop built-in components to create processes, not dissimilar from Dynamics 365 workflows. Once the process is created, he can simply push the start button to run the process, which normally does things like moving an object from A to B step by step, and turn at certain points to avoid obstacles.”

“I think the key here is that Scratch provides a graphical learning platform which is friendly to children. I have now put him on a remote learning course for Scratch provided by a Chinese company – which is great because he can learn programming at the same time as improving his Chinese.”

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Daniel encourages his son to think outside the box in other ways, too: “Whenever we sit down to play, we encourage Mingfan to map the real-world objects or motions in the virtual world.”

So, what does Daniel hope for Mingfan to achieve from grasping the concept of coding, and would he encourage his son to embark on a tech career? Happy wheels demospiter games. “By introducing Mingfan to the world of coding, I’m hoping to strengthen his logical thinking skills and attention to detail; these skills certainly are beneficial in a tech career, and I would definitely encourage him in the future if this turns out to be what he enjoys doing when he grows up.”

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by Rev. Lillie Brock

I remember my first experience with a puppy. My daddy woke me up when I was four years old to a wiggly, happy puppy he unleashed on my bed. I remember clearly the joy that the puppy brought to my morning that day and for years to come. Frisky let me dress her up, followed me around everywhere, sat still while I taught her in school, and slept next to me every night.

When my parents came to my college graduation, they had to tell me the news that Frisky had died. From 4 years to 21 years old, Frisky was my playmate, my sibling, my constant companion and now she was gone. It was a bitter pill but Frisky’s way of bringing joy to my world never left me. From that point on, I’ve always had a dog and I’ve always counted on the joy they bring to my world.

In scripture, Jesus says, “may my joy be made complete in you.” What would happen if you and I lived into that blessing from Jesus? What would it look like if you and I saw ourselves as bringing pure joy to people we meet? How could we change our world if we simply brought joy to our interactions rather than fear?

This week, take some time to see yourself as a “joy carrier.” In a reality where we worry about carrying “the virus”, let’s spend more time considering how we can be “joy carriers.” I will be hoping for each of us that we will be remembered for our joy because we believed that God’s joy would be completed in us.

Facilitator: Rev. Tony Viglione

We tend to have so many preconceived ideas about “how to pray!” What if there is not one way? This class will explore the many forms that prayer might take and how we might engage them, even the ones that are new to us. Perhaps nothing is more central to the life of faith than being deeply engaged in prayer in all its forms.

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