Re:Lua, a Misunderstood Language
by wahern on Friday January 15, 2021 @06:58PM
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> the things you're recommending a nine year old to do are
Are you the nine-year-old? I was responding to a criticism you made regarding your understanding. Are online tutorials for children learning their first programming language supposed to explain the rationale behind the language design? If you want the latter don't use children's tutorials, or in the case of Lua, any tutorials, because the official material is at least as easy to understand, and infinitely more reliable and accurate.
Are you the nine-year-old? I was responding to a criticism you made regarding your understanding. Are online tutorials for children learning their first programming language supposed to explain the rationale behind the language design? If you want the latter don't use children's tutorials, or in the case of Lua, any tutorials, because the official material is at least as easy to understand, and infinitely more reliable and accurate.