[Techtalk] programming for beginners

[Mani A]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Carla Schroder <carla at bratgrrl.com> wrote:
> But how does that help a beginner who needs training wheels? I can't think of
>  any examples for comparison other than Turbo Basic, so if you're not familiar
>  with that, think Very Simple IDE with both drag n drop and manual editing and
>  good documentation. Something you can fiddle around with and start making
>  simple games in a short time, learn some good fundamentals, and then progress
>  to more complex projects.


IMO Scheme, Lisp or something like that would be ideal for a beginner.
It helps people concentrate on the essentials and importantly does not
restrict them. Simple IDEs can help and dr Scheme is quite suitable.
There are other IDEs too.


Best

A. Mani


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A. Mani
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