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Just a couple days ago, I was reading an article by David Brin called "Why Johnny Can't Code" (2016) [0] - where the author laments how difficult it was to find
by lioeters 8y ago
Just a couple days ago, I was reading an article by David Brin called "Why Johnny Can't Code" (2016) [0] - where the author laments how difficult it was to find an accessible version of BASIC for his son to play with / learn on (they ended up buying a Commodore 64). Well, now the language runs on the web!
[0] https://www.salon.com/2006/09/14/basic_2/ https://www.salon.com/2006/09/14/basic_2/
- tyingq 8y agoA duinomite could have been an easier path. Natively does basic, has vga, and is pretty cheap. https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/Duinomite/DUINOMITE-MINI/open-source-hardware https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/Duinomite/DUINOMITE-MI... Edit: Interesting...the Duinomite folks even noted the "Why Johnny Can't Code" post: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/Duinomite/_resources/Example/ https://www.olimex.com/Products/Duino/Duinomite/_resources/E...
- UncleSlacky 8y agoThere's also standalone BBC Basic for the Raspberry Pi: https://www.riscosopen.org/content/sales/risc-os-pico https://www.riscosopen.org/content/sales/risc-os-pico
- lioeters 8y agoI hadn't seen DuinoMite, that looks great for the "child hacker". Funny coincidence that they mention the same article! I've also been enamoured by PICO-8, a programmable virtual game console - its retro aesthetics and ALL CAPS syntax remind me of BASIC. https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php