Programming language for children

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi!

Knapp wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Gilles Gravier<ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:
>   
>> If you want a language that is simple, you could try Pascal. Good to
>> teach the basics of programming, and good practices.
>>
>> If not, you have languages like LOGO which are very simple, and geared
>> ONLY at teaching programming, but not programming real applications. You
>> can do things like move sprites, draw lines...
>>
>> Then move on to Prolog and/or SmallTalk. :)
>>
>> Don't do BASIC. It teaches all the bad things you can imagine... :)
>>     
>
> NO, NO, NO, all beginners should start with APL followed by a good
> understanding of Forth.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language

Sorry, I missed that one. Yes. Fully agree... And you probably need to
get the special dedicated APL keyboard. :)

That said... France created a special language LSE (Language Special
pour l'Enseignement - Language designed for teaching)... Never was very
successful.

But really, have a look at LOGO :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_%28programming_language%29

Gilles