Re:What programming language to teach first
by lincolnq on Wednesday February 03, 2010 @11:39AM
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"simplicity, immediacy, and interactivity": yes, absolutely. I used to learn with VB code, many years ago. Dragging a button onto the form, double-clicking it, and entering
And then clicking Go, and trying it out right there -- that's real programming, it's got the properties you asked for, and it's much more discoverable than a command-line shell.
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Re:What programming language to teach first
by city41 on Wednesday February 03, 2010 @11:57AM
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It does boil down to context though. Who are you teaching? Someone who doesn't know computers at all? (Why are they learning to program then? Well, it happens). IMO a very simple command line interface where the only thing that is happening is directly what the student is doing can be helpful. The VB IDE has a ton of stuff going on, it can be intimidating. Just depends on the student.