Status
Available
Local notes
005 Bue
Collection
Genres
Publication
No Starch Press (2014), Edition: 1, 192 pages
Description
Lauren Ipsum is a whimsical journey through a land where logic and computer science come to life. Meet Lauren, an adventurer lost in Userland who needs to find her way home by solving a series of puzzles. As she visits places like the Push & Pop Cafe and makes friends with people like Hugh Rustic and the Wandering Salesman, Lauren learns about computer science without even realizing it-and so do you! Read Lauren Ipsum yourself or with someone littler than you, then flip to the notes at the back of the book to learn more about logic and computer science in the real world.
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011-11-16 (prepublication release to Kickstart backers)
Physical description
192 p.; 6 x 0.75 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member prosfilaes
Lauren Ipsem is a book about computer science (without any computers in it) along the lines of the Phantom Tollbooth. It's cute and all, but I get the feeling that it's mugging for adults instead of actually reaching children. There's a lot of stuff that will make no sense out of context, and I'm
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not sure what's left will keep a young reader going for 150 pages. Show Less
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Fun story - a girl gets lost, and encounters people and puzzles couched in computer terms as she works her way home again. From the Jargons, who swamp anyone who pays attention to them, to the Wandering Salesman, to a binary maze, to a picket-fence error, the story presents concepts that are basic
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to understanding computers and how to program them as interesting characters and events that Lauren has to deal with. As a story, it's fun; as a teaching tool, it seems it would be great. A Phantom Tollbooth for the computer generation. Show Less
LibraryThing member 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 make
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her own algorithms, and think about good enough solutions. Not sure if it's actually fun for kids, or just fun because it's a collection of puzzles and in jokes adults already know the answer to, but it has short sweet chapters and I like it. Show Less
LibraryThing member adamwolf
I liked it. I am not sure kids will like it.
LibraryThing member Jerry.Yoakum
A fun and quick read that I would approve for younger readers. I think it would be an enjoyable read even if it is only read for a fun aspect. It is a good way to introduce computer science jargon and a few concepts.
LibraryThing member 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.
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Lexile
L
Pages
192