From: SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@...>
Date: 2007-02-15T17:29:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting my sister to learn programming

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But, although JS is a very powerful language, it is an ugly one syntax-wise,
and that immediately throws it off.

Remember how I failed miserably when trying to teach her C.

On 2/15/07, Mushfeq Khan <mushfeq.khan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You should teach her Javascript. I'm serious.
>
> You get an IDE that she's probably already comfortable with, and the
> immediacy of getting cool things to show up in webpages. It's not a very
> conventional introduction to programming I know, but that's all the more
> reason to try it!
>
> Mushfeq.
>
>
> On 2/13/07, SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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