Computer programming will soon reach all Estonian schoolchildren

Re:Computer programming will soon reach all Estonian schoolc... by laacz on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @09:54AM (#4474508)

There already are lots of alternatives, which do not include web or mobile, but are very illustrative for common programming related stuff. Off the top of my head there is an old language called LOGO [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language)]. I do not see need to tie imagination to web and/or mobile.

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Re:Computer programming will soon reach all Estonian schoolc... by ollysb on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @10:43AM (#4474751)

I sometimes make basic freeby sites for friends. Fully grown adults get really excited about having their own web page up on the net. I've got to admit I had fun with LOGO back in the day, but if I'd been able to manipulate the internet, now that would have been exciting...

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Re:Computer programming will soon reach all Estonian schoolc... by neurotech1 on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @11:25AM (#4474933)

I remember LOGO on the MicroBee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroBee) at school, and BASIC was also available, I had a TRS-80 at home.

It is a good foundation to 'programming' as opposed to a whole generation of kids in the 90s who learnt 'web design' with a WYSIWYG editor.

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