By: Tom Wolf
Processing (www.processing.org). Very simple setup, short learning curve, lots of resources, a fast feedback loop to encourage learning for beginners – and an introduction to C style syntax. This will...
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Great suggestions! Wow… I knew there were a lot of tools out there… and easy-to-learn options…. but not THAT many! Very good choices we have here – and thanks for all the links! I should put this into...
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Cool image! May I suggest Ruby as a language to learn for your daughter.
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By: Bill Dodd
I think that’s pretty awesome by the way teaching right now. I’ve been teaching my school-aged daughter C# and while she’s far from coding something from scratch she’s really starting to “understand”...
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By: Alan
Seeing your own program produce results on the screen in front of you is the key “wow” factor for anyone starting programming. Once they realize they are creators the motivation should kick in. I...
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Another endorsement for Alice: http://www.alice.org/. The graphical approach helps teach logic without the hinderances of syntax.
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I second the recommendation for LEGO Mindstorm NXT. A great way to teach programming concepts to kids with a fun graphical interface instead of the traditional text-based languages. The other advantage...
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How about Mozilla’s free School of Webcraft? Probably not your initial choice, but web development is pretty big these days....
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By: Karl Fredrik Haugland
As someone planning a future in Computer Science, but have yet to really get into coding, I find it inspiring to read people’s suggestion on one’s first programming language. With Upper Secondary...
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Hi, I’m happy to have found your site. I’m just beginning to use HDR after finally retiring my Mamiya and getting a DSLR. I enjoy programming too. I use Haskell and Prolog but as far as your son is...
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Hello… I like this blog so considerably, saved to my bookmarks ….
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