IanTwenty

Hedy is an open source programming language that is broken into levels for easy learning. As you progress the language gains more capabilities, so they are never overwhelmed with too much

In contrast to block based languages like scratch its goal is to leave students ready to switch to Python by the end.

Each level has small tasks to complete so you can tackle it piece by piece and get a sense of progression.

https://hedy.org/

That would be Snap!

https://snap.berkeley.edu/

It's become somewhat of a trend over the last several months for new projects to describe themselves as 'modern'. Not only is this not a helpful descriptor (What is 'modern'? Is the design modern? The codebase?), but a good portion of the time it's simply not true.

I keep seeing 'blazing/blazingly fast' everywhere too, with a rocket or such emoji

Self-hosting anything that is deemed "content" openly on the web in 2025 is a battle of attrition between you and forces who are able to buy tens of thousands of proxies to ruin your service for data they can resell.

This is depressing. Profoundly depressing.

Sigh

https://runbox.com/ from Norway

Thanks for that, makes sense. I like that Amber gives the ability to code more defensively/robustly where appropriate but can also get out the way if you just need to run a bunch of BASH raw.

Interesting. There is this example in the docs:

let result = $ cat file.txt | grep "READY" $ failed {
    echo "Failed to read the file"
}

https://docs.amber-lang.com/basic_syntax/commands

How can we know for sure what failed here? Was it the cat or the grep? My instinct says the pipe returns the code of the last cmd or failure, which could be either.

Perhaps it's just a contrived example and it would be better to separate testing file existence from grepping in real code...

We tried the kiosk but it says something like 'you need nintendo online subscription'

Nintendo online subscription required for this tho?

This is new:

https://github.com/dkorecko/PatchPanda

Self-hostable Docker Compose stack update manager.

And

when you choose to update, PatchPanda edits compose/.env files and runs docker compose pull and docker compose up -d for the target stack. You can also view live log.

Discovered in the latest Self Host Weekly:

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-11-28/

I have not tried it myself tho.

Are the school working with you/understanding, would a deeper conversation/meeting with them help before you make the move?

Is he on any medication at present that could be adjusted?

ADHD is often found in autistic individuals which would affect concentration. Autistic and ADHD behaviour can be confusing to understand as one minute the person is quiet and focused the next they are restless and seeking stimulation (of any kind, good or bad). Learning about ADHD might be useful.

School expect deeper concentration as children age so this issue may not have been obvious before now. School might offer to help such as letting him have 'brain breaks', walk around classroom, regulate himself however works best for him. Does he stim at all? Would he be comfortable to stim in school? There's a huge range of fidget devices available also that he could take in, some can be worn discretely such as necklaces etc.

Autistics find socialising difficult and I've heard children can't sometimes use violence, even on people they like, as they struggle to know how to connect. Working on his social skills can help. Are there any groups for autistic children outside of school he could join? It's often said one of the best things for neurodivergent people is to spend lots of time with other neurodivergent people.

Finally for you as a parent you might look to find other parents/support groups for those with autistic children if you're going through this alone. Sometimes your own family can't understand or know how to help so you have to look elsewhere. Well done for reaching out to this community and I hope you can find something that helps.

That first cutscene conjures such a mood for the game and is unspoilt by dialog. When he throws his hands up and curses her with the timer - game on!