4. Data

Now that we’ve looked at the ways a bot is constructed (statements, variables, events, conditionals, loops, code blocks, and functions/libraries), let’s now look at how bots and social media programs represent data.

• 4.1. Anatomy of a Social Media Post
  • 4.1.1. Data in a Social Media Post
  • 4.1.2. Basic Data Types
  • 4.1.3. Grouping data
  • 4.1.4. Additional Data Types
  • 4.1.5. Data Constraints
  • 4.1.6. Reflection Questions
• 4.2. All data is a simplification of reality
• 4.3. Who does data fit?
• 4.4. How Data Informs Ethics
• 4.5. Data in Python and Reddit
  • 4.5.1. Demo: Python Basic Data Types
  • 4.5.2. Practice: Python Basic Data Types
  • 4.5.3. Demo: Data from a Reddit Post
• 4.6. Design Activity: Data and Social media
• 4.7. Reflection: Ethics of Choosing Data Representation
• 4.8. Bibliography