I taught Scratch to kids. They love the visual element of the language. It's so hard to make basic mistakes - partly because you can't put an Int where the code expects a Bool.
The interface shows you all the components you can use, and what data they require.
I then move on to teaching Python, and watch kids get frustrated.
Languages like DRAKON should be the future of our profession - not typing 80 char lines into a terminal.
The interface shows you all the components you can use, and what data they require.
I then move on to teaching Python, and watch kids get frustrated.
Languages like DRAKON should be the future of our profession - not typing 80 char lines into a terminal.