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I'd like to point out that a BASIC interpreter sufficient for his needs could be written with fewer LOC than the article. I learned on BASIC myself, but it's j
by lallysingh 16y ago
I'd like to point out that a BASIC interpreter sufficient for his needs could be written with fewer LOC than the article.
I learned on BASIC myself, but it's just so tedious. If I had to guide kids on programming today, I'd look at scheme or smalltalk. Probably the latter first.
- DLWormwood 16y agoI've never used it, but Squeak is a Smalltalk designed for precisely this use case: an emphasis on quick graphical feedback and learning by the young. http://www.squeak.org/About/ http://www.squeak.org/About/
- lallysingh 16y agoYeah, it was the one I was thinking of myself. The last time I used it, however, the graphics just looked old. Maybe it was just all the colors :-)