From: SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@...>
Date: 2007-02-14T05:21:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting my sister to learn programming

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Seems like exactly something to KILL the spark that I am so trying to
preserve...

On 2/13/07, Suraj Kurapati <snk@gna.org> wrote:
>
> SonOfLilit wrote:
> > I've just come back from a trip home* and was surprised to find my
> > sister very enthusiastic about programming and wanting to continue our
> lessons.
> >
> > I'm confused over my head with the dilemma of what to teach her next:
>
> How about Loro?
>
> http://loro.sourceforge.net/z/?About
>
> Loro is an open system intended to help beginners learn programming. It
> uses its own programming language and includes an integrated development
> environment system focused on first-year students. The language features
> a "specify, then implement" methodology; you have to specify a task
> before writing any implementation (algorithm). Specification is an
> explict, compilable construction to make a contract between suppliers
> and clients, and can be implemented in either Loro or Java (via
> BeanShell). The IDE features support for test-driven developing, syntax
> highlighting, and automatic HTML documentation generation and
> visualization.
>
> The Loro Programming System has been designed from the grounds up under
> the following principles: 1) "program to an interface, not an
> implementation" (GoF, 1995); 2) Design by Contract; and 3) Test driven
> development.
>
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>
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