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And nothing kills curiosity more than NT system calls that are undebuggable and the bureaucracy around setting up a .net development environment or even worse t
by zanny 12y ago
And nothing kills curiosity more than NT system calls that are undebuggable and the bureaucracy around setting up a .net development environment or even worse trying to use any other language on Windows than the .net stuff.
- nmeofthestate 12y ago"What's wrong Timmy?" "This computer sucks, Dad! I tried to debug into an NT system call and it didn't work."
- spdustin 12y agoAnd how, exactly, will a child be faced with debugging NT internals while making a game in Scratch? The educators that want to foster an interest in computing will do so in a way that's least burdensome to a child's limited attention span and desire for instant gratification. Those that want to foster an interest in writing software simply won't put Windows on the thing unless they're teaching it.
- anigbrowl 12y agoFor a certain kind of person, a 'keep out' sign is a much better motivator than getting handed the keys on a plate.