Cory doctorow at boing boing gives carlos buenos book lauren ipsum. She knows where she is, or where shes going, but not at the same time. Lauren ipsum by carlos bueno, 9781461178187, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Miran lipovaca lauren, a clever girl lost in userland, applies logic and problem solving skills to find her way home, encountering along the way such concepts as timing attacks, algorithm design, and the traveling. Quickly lost in userland, she starts to encounter physical manifestations of computer science. If the idea of a computer science book without computers upsets you, please close your eyes until youve finished reading the rest of this page. Nov 18, 2011 this book is supposed to be released in december, but since i helped funding it through kickstarter, i received my copy 3 weeks early and couldnt wait to read it.
Lauren ipsum by carlos bueno 20111120 carlos bueno on. Lauren ipsum by carlos manuel bueno, 2011, offbyonepress edition, paperback in english lauren ipsum 2011 edition open library. Software engineer carlos bueno may have the answer in a lovingly illustrated new book that brings computer science to life for kids. Lauren had so many adventures as she applies the practices of computer science and computational thinking. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lauren ipsum.
Facebook engineer carlos bueno pens kids novel on computer. Carlos bueno wants your 5yearold to think like a programmer. Perhaps it is enough to recognize the reference in the title to placeholder text. After 18 years in industry, carlos bueno has forgotten more about coding and design than someone with a better memory. After an argument with her mother, lauren ipsum goes for. She knows where she is, or where shes going, but maybe not at the same time. A story about computer science and other improbable things kindle edition by bueno, carlos.
Carlos buenos lauren ipsum started life as an independent book which was the subject of a bizarre botwar between a series of amazon pricebots in 2012, but is now available in a no starch press. Lauren ipsum introduces kids to computer science through a whimsical story that never once mentions. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. A story about computer science and other improbable things by carlos bueno positive, smart, empowering philosophies and thinking skills couched in a wacky adventure. A story about computer science and other improbable things by carlos bueno at indigo. Meet lauren, an adventurer lost in userland who needs to find her way home by solving a series of puzzles. Apr 22, 2020 carlos bueno is raising funds for lauren ipsum. Most recently he was a member of facebooks performance team, saving the company bags of cash through careful measurement and mature optimization. Bueno is the author of lauren ipsum, a book about computers for kids. Preferably reading a book in a quiet spot for an hour or two. Dec 29, 2014 carlos buenos lauren ipsum started life as an independent book which was the subject of a bizarre botwar between a series of amazon pricebots in 2012, but is now available in a no starch press.
Carlos bueno, author of a kids book about understanding computers called lauren ipsum, describes what happens when the cadre of competing bots that infest amazons salesdatabase began to. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Aug 07, 2019 carlos bueno is raising funds for lauren ipsum. A lost girl travels through a fantastical alice in wonderlandesque world filled with the phantom tollboothlike computerprogramming metaphors after an argument with her mother, lauren ipsum goes for a walk through the woods. Discount prices on books by carlos bueno, including titles like cleruquia spanish edition. He helps hone software on the servers underpinning the worlds largest social network. We follow along as she meets a very varied cast of characters as she. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Quickly lost in userland, she starts to encounter physical manifestations of computer science ideas, such as the jargon creatures, seemingly benign at first but. A story about computer science and other improbable things by carlos bueno. Facebook engineer turns 5yearolds into hackers wired. Bueno is the author of lauren ipsum, a novel about computer science and.
Later, data became so plentiful that people could afford to disbelieve some of it, make judgements about its quality. Lauren ipsum is a whimsical journey through a land where logic and computer science come to life. Download the complete book as epub, mobi kindle, or pdf. Apr 05, 2014 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This book is supposed to be released in december, but since i helped funding it through kickstarter, i received my copy 3 weeks early and couldnt wait to read it.
A story about computer science and other improbable things. Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. Facebook performance engineer carlos bueno, speaks at the facebook offices in menlo park, calif. Lauren ipsum by carlos bueno 2011, paperback for sale. Buy lauren ipsum by bueno, carlos, lopez, ytaelena isbn. If you have bought a copy of the book to help someone littler than you as suggested on the book jacket, it will certainly help if you do know where the ideas that carlos bueno introduces are coming from. Published 2011 by offbyonepress in san francisco, usa. Read lauren ipsum by carlos bueno available from rakuten kobo. Oreilly members experience live online training, plus books, videos, and. Carlos bueno feels my pain, and to help answer it, he has written a book that is a perfect companion for a young person learning to code. Facebook engineer carlos bueno does more than work on the worlds largest social network. Its subtitle is a story about computer science and other improbable things. The only way out is through jargoninfested swamps, gates guarded by perfect logic, and the.
Lauren ipsum portuguese brazilian paperback january 1, 2016 by carlos bueno author 5. Laurie, or lauren for more formal occasions, is lost in having gone further though the woods behind her home in hamilton than ever before and gets thoroughly lost. Buenos lauren ipsum no starch press, dec 2014, 192 pp. Lauren ipsum by carlos bueno, ytaelena lopez nook book. Lauren ipsum paperback november 20, 2011 by carlos bueno author. Were raising money for translation of the book into spanish.
A story about computer science and other improbable things by carlos bueno on. A story about computer science and other improbable things, is another example of how to create a fun and informative books for kids that is both. Quickly lost in userland, she starts to encounter physical manifestations of computer science ideas, such as the jargon creatures, seemingly. You can see the moon and stars without a telescope, smell the flowers without a. Carlos bueno published on 20141214 by no starch press. Bueno is the author of lauren ipsum, a novel about computer science and critical thinking, aimed at kids. Written by an engineer working for facebook and his wife, lauren ipsum is meant to be a book for teaching computer science to children.
It is just a tool to help you see ideas more clearly. Aug 20, 2019 carlos bueno is raising funds for lauren ipsum. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lauren ipsum is a wonderful and easy way to introduce kids to computer science concepts without computers or any technology more complex than reading a book. You can see the moon and stars without a telescope, smell the flowers. Facebook engineerauthor carlos bueno gets kids to think. Back in ancient times, when individual datums were hard to come by and therefore perceived as valuable, people trusted almost all of the data that came their way. Sep 27, 20 facebook performance engineer carlos bueno, speaks at the facebook offices in menlo park, calif. Nov 20, 2011 lauren ipsum paperback nov 20 2011 by carlos bueno author, ytaelena lopez illustrator 4. Nov 20, 2011 lauren ipsum bueno, carlos, lopez, ytaelena on. The truth is that computer science is not really about the computer. I dont quite remember how i first stumbled across the website for this little gem of a book, billing itself as a story about computer science and other improbable things. Lauren ipsum by carlos bueno overdrive rakuten overdrive. Read lauren ipsum a story about computer science and other improbable things by carlos bueno available from rakuten kobo.
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