Lauren Ipsum : A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things (Paperback)

from quantum.alex

learning through stories is the most effective way to learn and retain ideas. it might not be as condensed as a textbook but stories are more entertaining and in that way more memorable.

from CuteEverythingcom

When I was a child, I remember reading — and loving — “The Phantom Tollbooth.” I realized that it was trying to teach me something, but the story and characters were so imaginative and delightful that I kept reading (and learning) regardless. I believe that Lauren Ipsum is “The Phantom Tollbooth”...

from atreic

This is the Phantom Tollbooth but for Computer Science. It's not perfect, but it's very good fun - Lauren meets the jargons, and a travelling salesman, meets Brutus Force building his tower one brick at a time, and the elegant solution of a light on a balloon. She learns to crack passwords and ma...

from quantum.alex

learning through stories is the most effective way to learn and retain ideas. it might not be as condensed as a textbook but stories are more entertaining and in that way more memorable.

from CuteEverythingcom

When I was a child, I remember reading — and loving — “The Phantom Tollbooth.” I realized that it was trying to teach me something, but the story and characters were so imaginative and delightful that I kept reading (and learning) regardless. I believe that Lauren Ipsum is “The Phantom Tollbooth”...