Is a lack of programmable dolls really the things that's keeping women out of the tech sector? I don't see how this will "fix the gender gap". I have a friend with daughters that hosts a LEGO league team and it sounds like they get just as much enjoyment out of it as the boys do.
On the surface I guess this is neat. But maybe instead of forcing dolls on girls and cars on boys we could do a bit better by, well, not being presumptuous.
mathpun314 · 46m ago
This is fire seems like an iconic way to get young girls into coding - met her at YC AI SAS yesterday
hackermom2 · 6m ago
Timely project
vunderba · 2h ago
Looks like Iron Man if they had embedded an Adafruit Playground Express in his suit instead of an arc reactor. I didn't see any technical details but from the screenshots it definitely looks like "MakeCode" which is sort of a block editor in the style of Scratch.
On the surface I guess this is neat. But maybe instead of forcing dolls on girls and cars on boys we could do a bit better by, well, not being presumptuous.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333