An Interview with Susan Kare
https://kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-susan-kare/
Susan Kare
http://www.kare.com/
http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/2011/11/22/the-sketchbook-of-susan-kare-the-artist-who-gave-computing-a-human-face/
http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=MacPaint_Gallery.txt
http://www.folklore.org/ProjectView.py?name=Macintosh&characters=Susan%20Kare
http://www.kare.com/about/bio.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kare
Scott McCloud
http://scottmccloud.com/
http://scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/index.html
http://scottmccloud.com/2-print/index.html
User Experience Designers
https://kidscodecs.com/user-experience-designers/
User Experience Professional Organizations
User Experience (UX) Blogs and Magazines
http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/uxmagazine/
http://uxmag.com/
http://boxesandarrows.com/
http://theuxworkshop.tv/
http://theuxreview.co.uk/
https://medium.com/design-ux
UX on Twitter
The usual suspects plus a few interesting people and groups. This list only scratches the surface, however.
https://twitter.com/vitamintalent/user-experience-ux/members
https://twitter.com/ux_club/ux-club/members
https://twitter.com/NNgroup
https://twitter.com/jnd1er
https://twitter.com/jmspool
https://twitter.com/UXPA_Int
https://twitter.com/boxesandarrows
https://twitter.com/AdaptivePath
https://twitter.com/jjg
https://twitter.com/brandonschauer
https://twitter.com/cwodtke
https://twitter.com/cooper
https://twitter.com/MrAlanCooper
https://twitter.com/kimgoodwin
https://twitter.com/indiyoung
https://twitter.com/morville
https://twitter.com/louisrosenfeld
https://twitter.com/karlfast
https://twitter.com/stephenanderson
https://twitter.com/BogieZero
https://twitter.com/danachis
https://twitter.com/whitneyq
https://twitter.com/steveportigal
https://twitter.com/austingovella
https://twitter.com/jboogie
https://twitter.com/jseiden
https://twitter.com/semanticwill
https://twitter.com/JonFoxUX
https://twitter.com/jessmcmullin
https://twitter.com/ux4good
https://twitter.com/userfocus
https://twitter.com/humanfactors
https://twitter.com/MeasuringU
https://twitter.com/uxfeeds
https://twitter.com/uxfactory
https://twitter.com/uxlinks
User Experience Designers Tools
Here are a few tools and services. There are many others, of course, depending on your project and situation.
http://survs.com/
http://www.axure.com/
http://balsamiq.com/
http://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/
http://www.evernote.com
Personas
http://www.measuringusability.com/blog/personas-ux.php
http://www.ux-lady.com/introduction-to-user-personas/
http://theuxreview.co.uk/personas-the-beginners-guide/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_%28user_experience%29
https://medium.com/design-ux/2e32c8306112 (Archetypes not personas)
Communities
Summer 2014 Code and Technology Camps
https://kidscodecs.com/summer-2014-technology-camps/
Help Kids Code Technology Summer Camps
https://kidscodecs.com/resources/technology-summer-camps-kids/
iD Tech
http://www.internaldrive.com/
https://kidscodecs.com/interview-with-peter-ingram-cauchi-and-alexa/
Tech Kids Unlimited
http://www.techkidsunlimited.org/
https://kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-beth-rosenberg/
Digital Media Academy
http://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/
Emagination Computer Camps
Relational and NoSQL Database Design Overview
https://kidscodecs.com/database-design/
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Introduction to Relational (SQL) Databases
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/1234/relational-database-rdb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database
Introduction to NoSQL Databases
http://www.mongodb.com/learn/nosql
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27689/nosql-database
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/25218/non-relational-database
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL
10 Useful Articles on Database Design
While an old article, many of the points still pertain. Focus is on relational databases.
http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/09/10-useful-articles-about-database.html
Database Design Basics
Microsoft’s take on designing Access relational databases.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/database-design-basics-HA001224247.aspx
Database Design (Wikipedia)
Written mostly from a relational database viewpoint.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_design
Data Models
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/6762/database-model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_model
NoSQL Data Modeling Techniques
http://highlyscalable.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/nosql-data-modeling-techniques/
Designing NoSQL DBs
http://www.servicestack.net/docs/redis-client/designing-nosql-database
Data Access for Highly-Scalable Solutions: Using SQL, NoSQL, and Polyglot Persistence
An extensive Microsoft tutorial to show how to combine relational and NoSQL databases in a single application.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn271399.aspx
Why You Should Never Use MongoDB
While her title is overwrought, and inaccurate, this is a great description how people model data in the real world and how they work with technology. It also shows how non-relational databases are still young technology with limitations compared to older SQL databases which have a few decades of evolution and iteration behind them. Comments on this article also are interesting.
http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2013/11/11/why-you-should-never-use-mongodb/
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Database Normalization
https://kidscodecs.com/database-normalization/
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Database Normalization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283878
http://www.dbnormalization.com/
http://www.bkent.net/Doc/simple5.htm
Introduction to Relational (SQL) Databases
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/1234/relational-database-rdb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database
Introduction to NoSQL Databases
http://www.mongodb.com/learn/nosql
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27689/nosql-database
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/25218/non-relational-database
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL
E.F. Codd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_F._Codd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd%27s_12_rules
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What is Information Architecture?
https://kidscodecs.com/information-architecture-design/
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Information Architecture Defined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_architecture
http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/resources/what_is_ia.php
http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/information_architecture_tutorial/
http://journalofia.org/volume3/issue2/03-resmini/
http://www.lynda.com/Web-User-Experience-tutorials/Foundations-UX-Information-Architecture/122427-2.html
IA Professional Organizations
Publications
https://twitter.com/boxesandarrows
http://journalofia.org/
A/B Testing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/B_testing
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/24/the-ultimate-guide-to-a-b-testing/
Card Sorting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_sorting
Tree Testing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_testing
http://www.measuringusability.com/blog/tree-testing-ia.php
Cognitive Psychology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_psychology
http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/f/cogpsych.htm
Semiotics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiotics
http://users.aber.ac.uk/dgc/Documents/S4B/sem01.html
Measuring the Success Of a Classification System
Describes card sorting process but in a way that offers insight into how information architects work.
http://boxesandarrows.com/measuring-the-success-of-a-classification-system/
Information Architecture 101: Techniques and Best Practices
https://twitter.com/iainstitute
https://twitter.com/danklyn
https://twitter.com/resmini
https://twitter.com/Abby_the_IA
https://twitter.com/austingovella
https://twitter.com/helpkidscode/lists/information-architects
https://twitter.com/helpkidscode/information-architects/members
Taxonomy and Folksonomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy
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A Short History of Lorem Ipsum
https://kidscodecs.com/a-short-history-of-lorem-ipsum/
Lorem Ipsum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipsum
Lorem Ipsum Generators
http://www.lipsum.com/
http://generator.lorem-ipsum.info/
http://www.ipsum-generator.com/
http://mashable.com/2013/07/11/lorem-ipsum/
Cicero’s De finibus bonorum et malorum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum
http://books.google.com/books?id=C0ZuoEMeeeAC&dq
How to Create Color Palettes
https://kidscodecs.com/how-to-create-color-palettes/
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Color Theory for Designers
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/02/color-theory-for-designers-part-2-understanding-concepts-and-terminology/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/08/color-theory-for-designer-part-3-creating-your-own-color-palettes/
Practical Approach to Creating a Color Scheme
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/website-color-scheme/
3 Time-Tested Ways To Pick The Perfect Website Color Combination
http://blog.crazyegg.com/2011/12/30/pick-website-color-combination/
http://blog.crazyegg.com/2012/07/11/website-color-palettes/
Selecting Your Own Color Scheme
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/design-theory/selecting-your-own-color-scheme/
True Colors: What Your Brand Colors Say About Your Business? (Infographic)
Color Generators
https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/
http://colorschemer.com/
http://www.colourlovers.com/photocopa
http://colorschemedesigner.com/
http://mobile.colorotate.org/
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docstrings
https://kidscodecs.com/docstrings/
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docstrings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docstring
docstrings in Python
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0258/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest
http://docs.python.org/2/library/doctest.html
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.lang.python/DfzH5Nrt05E/Yyd3s7fPVxwJ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pydoc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_%28documentation_generator%29
http://sphinx-doc.org/
Elixir
Clojure
Markdown Syntax
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
Documentation Generators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_documentation_generators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epydoc
http://epydoc.sourceforge.net/
Documentation from docstrings in Multiple Languages
http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/
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Interface Design Basics
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CS Unplugged: Human Interface Design (The Chocolate Factory)
http://csunplugged.org/human-interface-design
Common Ground: A Pattern Language for Human-Computer Interface Design
http://www.mit.edu/~jtidwell/common_ground.html
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwitr/docs/idguide/
Human Computer Interaction (Coursera class)
https://www.coursera.org/course/hci
Open Classroom: Human Computer Interaction Design
http://openclassroom.stanford.edu/MainFolder/CoursePage.php?course=HCI
Don Norman: Designing for People
Affordances
http://youtu.be/NK1Zb_5VxuM
http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/foundations-of-affordances/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance
Affordance Photo Search on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=affordances&l=commderiv&ss=0&ct=0&mt=photos&w=all&adv=1
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Fizz-Buzz and Other Odd Questions
https://kidscodecs.com/fizz-buzz-and-puzzle-questions/
Manhole Covers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhole_cover
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1139924@N21/
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft’s Cult of the Puzzle
http://books.google.com/books?id=hojAaIwFn9YC&printsec=frontcover
Using FizzBuzz to Find Developers who Grok Coding
http://imranontech.com/2007/01/24/using-fizzbuzz-to-find-developers-who-grok-coding/
How to Interview for Programming Jobs
http://www.kegel.com/academy/getting-hired.html
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/02/why-cant-programmers-program.html
http://www.codeslate.com/2007/01/you-dont-bury-survivors.html
http://readwrite.com/2008/07/22/top_10_concepts_that_every_software_engineer_should_know
How to Build a (Simple) Website
https://kidscodecs.com/how-to-build-a-simple-website/
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W3 Schools
While there are many online HTML reference sites, this one makes it easy to practice HTML.
http://www.w3schools.com/html/
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/
HTML Help by the Web Design Group
This site is a little ancient but it includes prior versions of HTML, if that is useful.
http://htmlhelp.com/
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JavaScript
https://kidscodecs.com/javascript/
JavaScript
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/About_JavaScript
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMA_Script
Object Oriented JavaScript Reference Card
http://refcardz.dzone.com/refcardz/object-oriented-javascript
JavaScript Turns 18
resin.io/happy-18th-birthday-javascript/
Off Beat: Snow shoes versus Cross Country Skiing
https://kidscodecs.com/snowshoes-versus-cross-country-skiing/
Snow Shoe Videos
Which is better, snow shoes or cross country skis?
http://www.youtube.com/embed/0zDK6INAmas
Extreme Snow Shoeing
http://www.youtube.com/embed/F7b96bQfnjE
Learn How to Snow Shoe
http://www.snowshoemag.com/first-timers/
http://www.youtube.com/embed/bIylS8VFGcg
Learn How to Cross Country Ski
http://www.youtube.com/embed/p_HihVl7QKw
Best Places to Snow Shoe or Cross Country Ski?
http://matadornetwork.com/trips/10-places-to-snowshoe-in-north-america/
http://www.xcski.org/
Which Burns More Calories?
http://snowshoes.com/learn/40?category=8
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/12/get-a-better-winter-workout/index.htm
Snow Shoe Racing (Seriously)
http://www.snowshoeracing.com/
The DailyTekk.com 2012 List of Lists
http://dailytekk.com/2013/01/08/the-ultimate-life-hack-2013-200-life-enhancing-sites-services/
Last Words: What is Design?
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Learning to See
http://ia.net/blog/learning-to-see/
Design Axioms
A great list with short explanations.
http://www.mit.edu/~juhan/design_axioms.html
7 Design Principles, Inspired by Zen Wisdom
And feel free to challenge and ignore every one of these… Simplicity can be an overrated fetish.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671947/7-design-principles-inspired-by-zen-wisdom
Designing User Interfaces for Your Mother
https://medium.com/design-ux/dd45ec50f7b0
The Dribblisation of Design
http://insideintercom.io/the-dribbblisation-of-design/