Re:Show HN: Functional Programming for Kids: Interactive Tut...
by magic_beans on Monday August 01, 2016 @10:36AM
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Whoa... this is all over the place. The imagery suggests this is a tutorial for 6-8 year olds, but the language would be incomprehensible to any child under the age of 16.
The design is also pretty cluttered -- no child under the age of 16 is going to have the patience to get through those huge walls of text.
This should really be called 'Functional Programming for Teenagers, Maybe, or College Kids Who Don't Know How to Program'.
Do any of the developers have ANY experience in childhood education at all???
Re:Show HN: Functional Programming for Kids: Interactive Tut...
by viebel on Monday August 01, 2016 @02:39PM
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For kids alone, it is indeed difficult. But if the parent knows a bit about Lisp and goes over the tutorial with them, the kids can learn and even enjoy!
The design is also pretty cluttered -- no child under the age of 16 is going to have the patience to get through those huge walls of text.
This should really be called 'Functional Programming for Teenagers, Maybe, or College Kids Who Don't Know How to Program'.
Do any of the developers have ANY experience in childhood education at all???