The MagPi - July 2018

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KARL SCHUH

Language: German

Number of projects translated or reviewed: 40

I’m a student at the University
of Rijeka in Croatia. My college
professor suggested I help
translate Code Club projects
as a part of my M.A. thesis -
since I am majoring in English
and Informatics, it was a great
opportunity to connect both my
majors and gain more experience
in translating!

What advice would you give to
others thinking about translating?
I would encourage anyone who
has any interest in translating or
coding to get involved, because
it is a great way to engage in
something fun and new. You
will learn so much, explore new

things, engage in interactions

with other volunteers – the list

is endless! The fact that you are

helping children all over the world

to learn coding is also a reward

in itself!

Favourite project:

Rock, Paper, Scissors, where you

learn to code this well-known

game. I’ve learned the basics

of Python whilst translating

and discovered a lot of fun and

interesting things you can do

with code. I even printed out the

materials to go through them

once again, this time as a student

learning to code in Python!

How did you start translating?

I think through The MagPi. Late

in 2016 I had a go at translating

the Code Club project ‘Happy

Birthday’ and last year I got an

email from Code Club and decided

to get involved again. My main

motivation was to go over the

basics of using a Raspberry Pi and

learn about some simple exercises

which could be used for teaching

adults, if the need for it came up

at my job.

MAJA MANOJLOVIC

Language: Croatian

Number of projects translated or reviewed: 23

Favourite project:

I like Raspberry Pi’s various

projects for lighting a traffic light,

since it can be expanded to more

and more functions.

What advice would you

give to others thinking

about translating?

I really like to translate. It is

quite easy to do if you are a bit

of a techie and it gives you a

good feeling to bring children

an interesting and creative way

to spend their time. My advice:

just start doing it! It is a nice

community and all of us are

willing to help newbies.

What have you found most

rewarding about translating?

Translating pushes me to polish

up my knowledge of the English

language. I understand uncommon

phrases and words I didn’t

know before.

THE MONTH IN RASPBERRY PI