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I wonder if a REPL might be counterproductive in a first language. Everyone seems to agree that the ability to produce a "thing" quickly and easily is important

I wonder if a REPL might be counterproductive in a first language. Everyone seems to agree that the ability to produce a "thing" quickly and easily is important. In contrast every time I see an tutorial or introduction to a language with a REPL making a thing is always de emphasized in preference for showing off the language facilities. Well except Logo which was all about making art "things."

ippisl 16y ago
Research has shown that rapid feedback is a needed element in rapid learning. this has been proven true in many fields. REPL gives you this. And from my experience , with a REPL , making things is easier and faster. And in languages without a REPL , the barrier to explain something is bigger(you have to write a lot of cruft code) , so it might make more sense to build something rather than showing language features.