Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/09/10/02:47:01
Arthur wrote:
[SNIP!]
> Besides, I said in another posting that you do cover basic LOGO
> programming at school (well, in my school anyway). This does, of course,
> have varying degrees of success but IMO it's not a particularly stimulating
> language to learn.
>
Well myself, I am homeschooled, I've learned/lean with what I can afford
(explains my interest in DJGPP :-), and when I started the internet was not in
my realm of thought (that doesn't count my gramother's Prodigy account that i
loved to toy with :-). So LOGO wasn't exactly something I could look around for
a compiler for (I learned basic with the MS-DOS freebie Qbasic). Aside from
that the public schools here have a joke for a "computer-science" (and i use
this next term loosely) program. Their idea of teaching basic programming to
6th graders (I'm not kidding either) is telling them that BASIC stands for
Beginners All-purpose Instructional Code...OK, now how do I use it? :-)
> Hmm, that's who they appear to be written for, anyway.
Hehehe, true but the explanations are nice, especially for the younger child.
>
> > Mr. Breton, your LOGO suggestion is a good idea, but don't denounce the
> > possibility of a 7 year old learning C, and also spell BRIGHT as such and
> > not brite, as it is incorrect.
>
> :^)
Isn't it amazing how guys who are probably twice my age, can't spell simple
words? :-)
Derek Greene
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