From: Richard Conroy <richard.conroy@...>
Date: 2006-12-13T03:00:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for Kids?

On 12/12/06, Bil Kleb <Bil.Kleb@nasa.gov> wrote:
> Kerry Stevenson wrote:
> > I am wondering if there is a Ruby resource (book, web pages, whatever)
> > that would be suitable to teach a child who has never programmed
> > anything before.
>
> My 7 year old is enjoying /Learn to Program/,
>
>   http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_ltp/
>
> See also, http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

I had a flick through Chris Pine's book and I do like it. (Girlfriend & Dad have
expressed interests in programming - they didn't see that Christmas
present coming)

I have one thing to say though - you could be setting their expectations
artificially high. Some of the pleasure I get from writing Ruby is because
my background is in the commercial languages. I can appreciate what
Ruby gives me.