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Author: Steve Krouse

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+Are you looking for the _real_ computer revolution? Join the club!
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 Future of Coding is a [community](/slack), [podcast](/episodes), and [research project](/log) organized by Steve Krouse. 
 
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-Join the [Slack community](https://join.slack.com/t/futureprogramming/shared_invite/enQtMjYyMTQyOTgzMzAxLWUyOWFlZWVmZDIwZWU0Yzg5YTVlOWIzNTE0OTZjYWQxYjI0MDNhOWUzMDE0MmNjNjExMDA1ZmMxYjI3OTYxZGI)! We share ideas, prototypes, opinions, and debate each other endlessly. We also organize meetups in NYC, London, Boston... and maybe your city next?! Learn more about our community [here](./slack-readme).
+Join our [Slack community](https://join.slack.com/t/futureprogramming/shared_invite/enQtMjYyMTQyOTgzMzAxLWUyOWFlZWVmZDIwZWU0Yzg5YTVlOWIzNTE0OTZjYWQxYjI0MDNhOWUzMDE0MmNjNjExMDA1ZmMxYjI3OTYxZGI)! We share ideas, prototypes, opinions, and debate each other endlessly. We also organize meetups in NYC, London, Boston, SF, Kitchener-Waterloo, Seattle... [Learn more about our community here](./slack-readme).
 
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 The podcast alternates between interviews with programming language experts and reflections on my own research journey. My research is focused on [democratizing programming](/about#mission). [Twitter](https://twitter.com/stevekrouse) is a great place to contact me, but email works too: steve at this domain.
 
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+If you're new to "reimagining computing", a good starting place is [Week 3 &amp; 4 of Chris Novello's _Computer Utopias_ curriculum](http://chrisnovello.com/teaching/risd/computer-utopias/).
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 # Episodes
 
 <!--<span class="date">2019 Apr 17 -</span> [#39 - Theoretical Foundations for Programmer Experience: Cyrus Omar](./episodes/039)-->

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 ## About
 
-The Slack is loosely connected to the Future of Coding podcast -- people hear about it there and sometimes discuss episodes -- but it's only one of many, many common touch points for the community, including Bret Victor, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, Fred Brooks, HCI, HARC, Eve...
+The Slack is loosely connected to the Future of Coding podcast -- people hear about it there and sometimes discuss episodes -- but it's only one of many, many common touch points for the community, including Bret Victor, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, Fred Brooks, HCI, HARC, Eve... For a fuller list of relevant people, topics, and links, check out [Chris Novello's _Computer Utopias_ curriculum](http://chrisnovello.com/teaching/risd/computer-utopias/) (particularly Week 3 & 4).
 
 ## Purposes