I’m Rob.
I’ve bounced back and forth between software and education. I care a lot about making education better, especially for people learning to program computers.
To me, better education means
The best thing about writing online is getting to talk with people. I really love those conversations, so if you read anything here and want to talk, please cold email or dm me on twitter.
I used to have a substack newsletter, CS Education.
My cofounders and I tried starting Kibo, a new university online for young learners in Africa. We couldn’t figure out student financing, so we shut it down in 2024. More reflections here.
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Some other things I’ve worked on in the past:
More at my github
You can reach me on Twitter @robcobbable