Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code

Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by CalRobert on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @01:12AM (#38375340)

When I was first learning to program as a kid I really liked having LET x = 2, or Perl's sigils, etc. It helped remind me of things as simple as assignation being left to right.

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Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by trealira on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @12:30PM (#38382208)

Out of curiosity, why did Perl's sigils help? I don't see what they have to do with assignments being left to right.

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Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by CalRobert on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:41PM (#38384080)

Mostly it made it obvious which terms were variables. Of course, this was something like 30 years ago so I don't remember well.

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