<p>This demonstration and code walkthrough of a simple Scala/Lift Web application aims to educate about Scala and the Lift Web application framework by example. </p> <p>This will be an expansion of the shorter talk shown here: http://www.slideshare.net/dcbriccetti/birdshow-a-lift-app-for-showing-flickr-photos-2720594</p> <p>Some experience with Scala and Java would be helpful, but is not required.</p>

For teachers, parents, and students, this talk presents software the speaker uses for teaching computer programming to kids: Scratch from MIT, Alice from Carnegie Mellon, Python, Pygame, GIMP, Inkscape, and Audacity.

Bring a laptop and learn to use the amazing kids’ software from MIT: Scratch. (scratch.mit.edu) Scratch is great for making games, stories, animations, music, and simulations. Please download and install Scratch—it’s free—before you come. For kids ages 8–16. Parents are welcome to observe, as space permits. Unlike in 2009, there is no separate registration required.