Michael "Shoe" Xu

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Stanford offers this really cool free learning platform called Code in Place. I'm currently enrolled in the 2024 class and have finished my week 2. There is this Optional problem called Checkerboard Karel, and this is my solution to it. I'm sure there are other ways

The Baby Vocab Problem is optional after you've taken all lessons and learnings in Week 6 of Stanford Code in Place. In Week 6 you should have learned about List and Dictionary, both extremely useful.

Fill Karel is a Python problem in the Stanford Code in Place Online course. Read more on how to solve this problem with a universal solution by decomposition.

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Piles Karel is part of the Stanford Code in Place curriculum and by solving this problem in a strategic way, we learn the art and skill of universal solution.