In the midwestern realm of the United States, the land of cornfields and the legendary Indy 500, emerges the extraordinary state of Indiana, affectionately known as the Hoosier State. Wrapped in a patchwork quilt of agriculture, sports zeal, and good-natured folks, Indiana boasts a secret society of extraordinary kids. These aren't your average, everyday run-of-the-mill rugrats, no sir! These are Indiana's world-class kid coders. Imagine, if you will, an imaginative character named Byte, a digital wizard with a hard drive for a heart and fiber optic cables for veins. Byte, with his swirly spectacles and keyboard cape, is our tour guide to this unusual society. With a twinkle in his eye and a flash of binary code, he reveals the hidden world of pixel wizards, code conjurors and programming prodigies. Byte laughs heartily as he tells us about the time little Timmy Turner from Terre Haute developed a video game about corn-husk racing, or when Susie Summers from South Bend coded an app to predict when her parents would serve broccoli for dinner (yuck!). He chuckles when he tells us about the kids in Indianapolis who created a virtual basketball game that allowed them to dunk like pro players - from the comfort of their couch! The coding kids of Indiana are as diverse as the state itself. Some are farm kids, who code between chores, while others are city slickers, programming amidst the hustle and bustle. But they all share a common love for coding, a language that Byte says, "Is as universal as a Hoosier's love for basketball.” And Byte would know. After all, even he was coded by a kid in Indiana.
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