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Re:Codakido, Lua/SDL programming environment for Kids, with ... by virtualritz on Monday March 05, 2012 @09:53AM (#3666649)
Really nice!

But I do not get the C64 editor look stuff. I mean why not add syntax highlighting and make this more eye friendly (neither requires abandoning a cute color scheme)? I never had a C64, I saved 2 years so I could afford a 286, I used GWBASIC and, soon after, TurboC++. Neither had syntax highlighting. I don't think it helps kids who are getting into programming if the looks of these dev environment were regurgitated either. :)

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Re:Codakido, Lua/SDL programming environment for Kids, with ... by antirez on Monday March 05, 2012 @10:00AM (#3666682)
For now it's just a start ;) Soon I'll add more features into the editor to make it more user friendly indeed.

I don't want to add completion as IMHO does not help learning.

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Re:Codakido, Lua/SDL programming environment for Kids, with ... by virtualritz on Monday March 05, 2012 @10:21AM (#3666767)
Cool. :)

Btw., I assume you know LOEVE? https://love2d.org/ Is is very similar, though the target audience is not kids. :)

Personally, I think time would be well spent making a kids-friendly version of LOEVE (and ofc, porting LOEVE to Android/iOs, finally).

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