[TriLUG] Teaching Kids to Program

[tj via TriLUG]

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I used Borland Turbo Prolog  before went to US for continuing my study ..

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:54 PM, MrB via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> I prefer eclipse .. other languages work well seemlessly.
>
> Brent R Brian
> ---------------------
> Galaxy 5 mobile
> On Aug 27, 2015 7:42 PM, "Joseph S. Tate via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry I'm so late at jumping in here:
> >
> > Python IDEs:
> >
> > Most of my developer colleagues who use IDEs use pycharm. It has a free
> > community edition. I've used it, and it's pretty easy to get started on.
> >
> > Eclipse has a decent Python plugin system, but unless you use the Aptana
> > Python distribution, is hard to set up. It's very hard to keep up to date
> > if you're not using it every day.
> >
> > The IDLE IDE that ships with python is a great starter IDE.
> >
> > KDevelop has some support for python.
> >
> > Qt has embraced python with it's QML widgeting/layout system, so the Qt
> IDE
> > might be a good way to get new developers building desktop and mobile
> apps,
> > though I found it pretty obtuse, even as an experienced developer, to
> pick
> > up.
> >
> > Personally, I think every programmer should learn:
> > 1) a procedural language
> > 2) an object oriented language (inherited or prototypical)
> > 3) a functional language
> >
> > and optionally
> >
> > 4) A rule processing language (like Prolog)
> >
> > Python can actually do all of these things if you try hard enough. 1 and
> 2
> > are natural, 3 is natural if you work at it, and 4 is available through
> at
> > least one library.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 10:46 AM Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG <
> > trilug at trilug.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So if you were going to teach your kids some starter programming, what
> > > language and/or ide would you use?
> > >
> > > The oldest 2 *ages 9 and 10 are the two I am targeting at the moment.
> > And
> > > before anyone gets into the ide or not to ide thing, the reason I
> mention
> > > that is even though I am a person who will still do a web page in vim I
> > do
> > > appreciate what an ide for creating a GUI can bring to the table,
> > > especially when learning.
> > >
> > > So for languages that offer good starting points I was thinking one of
> > the
> > > following:
> > >
> > > FreeBasic
> > > Logo (I am assuming there has to be some Logo implementation on Linux)
> > > Python
> > > Golang (probably not a good first choice but I do a lot in Go lately so
> > we
> > > can "learn together"
> > >
> > > I think I am leaning towards python, I think one of the things that
> makes
> > > me lean towards that is libraries like pygame which I think if they
> take
> > to
> > > this will be right up their alley.
> > >
> > > If it matters the computer's in question are running either Mint 17 or
> > > Debian Jessie.  I am kind of halfway between the migration of moving
> Mint
> > > out in favor of Jessie in the house.
> > >
> > > Ken
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