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Absolutely agree. I went through the same quest with my kids around that age. Scratch is OK but feels a bit limited. Tried finding a contemporary Logo but that
by jshaqaw 8y ago
Absolutely agree. I went through the same quest with my kids around that age. Scratch is OK but feels a bit limited. Tried finding a contemporary Logo but that language seems long dead. Python/Ruby probably great for older kids but too complex, verbose, etc... for little ones. Basic has its issues but the blend of interactivity, simplicity, and open ended nature can’t be beat for 6-9 year olds.
- Zuider 8y agoFMSLogo is a modern implementation of Logo that comes batteries included with its own IDE, and interactive sound and graphics. Last updated 2017, so still current. http://fmslogo.sourceforge.net/ http://fmslogo.sourceforge.net/ Professor Brian Harvey of Berkely has made freely available the three volumes of his 'Computer Science Logo Style', along with UCBLogo here: https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~bh/logo.html https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~bh/logo.html
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Tried finding a contemporary Logo but that language seems long dead. https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/ https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/
- x1798DE 8y agoFWIW Python does ship with the turtle module as part of the standard library: https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html?highlight=turtle https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html?highlight=turt... Though I don't know if that counts as a Logo implementation.