From: Mike <mshock@...>
Date: 2006-12-12T14:41:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for Kids?

Jeff_M wrote:
> You know, to be honest with you, I would start them off with something
> more like PHP.  It seems like younger kids like to do stuff with web
> pages, and it might be fun.
>   
IMHO, even if i'ts suggested to start playing with web pages, it's still 
better for children to get used to a general-purpose and OOP language, 
not a specialised one like PHP. Ruby (or even Java) can easily serve as 
a toy tool for web-page-playing but later it'll be the solid a nd 
"proper" ground for a deeper study of programing.

Mike Shock