Horst Jens
President at spielend programmieren
Vienna, Austria
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Top SchoolHorst Jens is a Vienna-based software educator and entrepreneur with 15 years of experience running spielend programmieren, a business focused on teaching open-source game programming with Python to children and Python to adults. As President he combines hands-on skills in Python, Godot, Linux, and 2D/3D graphics with a long track record of classroom and adult education dating back to roles at EWS-Wien, Siemens, and lifelong vocational training. He specializes in making complex technical topics accessible—turning game design and programming concepts into playful, project-based learning for youth. His background in database programming and technical training gives him a practical, systems-minded approach to curriculum and tool selection. Based in Vienna, he emphasizes open-source tooling and real-world workflows, preparing students for both creative and professional coding paths.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Universität GrazMatura (AHS), Matura (AHS) at BRG8 AlbertgasseEnergietechnik, Gebäudeplanung, Energietechnik, Gebäudeplanung at HTL Mödling
German, English
Stackoverflow
116reputation
54kreached
2answers
0questions
Github Skills (125)
python10
customtkinter10
manim10
qt-gui10
qt10
rapid10
cookbook10
multi-window10
pure-python10
pyqt10
pygame10
letter10
tkinter10
gui-framework10
widgets10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
horstjens/nautical-combat
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:52 commits, 15 PRs, 44 pushes in 6 months
horstjens/ThePythonGameBook
Apr 2011 - Aug 2021
ThePythonGameBook.com - learn Python programming by coding games
Contributions:1 review, 473 commits, 9 PRs in 10 years 5 months
python-programmingpythongameslearn-pythonpygame
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