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If that awful Barbie programming book [1] got your spirits down, Disney is here to make things better. The company's Interactive department [2] has partnered with Code.org [3] to get girls interested in computer science using the movie whose popularity will never die [4]: Frozen.
The online tutorial [5] is all about creating code to help heroines Anna and Elsa navigate through snow and ice. "You will create snowflakes and patterns as you ice-skate and make a Winter wonderland that you can then share with your friends!" says the website. Kids (or adults, no one's judging) start by creating a single line and completing 20 steps for a certificate of accomplishment.
This latest effort is part of Code.org's Hour of Code [6] campaign, another meaningful initiative [7] to get kids to code during Computer Science Education Week, which starts Dec. 8.