# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 12, 2011)

* Alex Peake's presentation at Open Science Summit was shared, highlighting his use of Unity3D to teach coding to children, demonstrating interest in educational approaches to programming literacy.

* A discussion about OpenCascade's transition to open development was noted, with the project planning to revise their SVN repository structure and convert it to Git, showing the evolution of open-source practices in technical communities.

* A question was raised about where to obtain BioBrick parts, indicating interest in synthetic biology and standardized biological components among channel participants.

* An XKCD comic about cryogenics was shared, reflecting the channel's interest in life extension technologies.

* A participant shared their experience of coding during formative years ("9 hours in school => 9 hours at home coding angry php"), providing insight into the technical background of community members.

* The channel demonstrated awareness of poor software development practices through discussion of a "Daily WTF" article about client-side PHP implementation.