Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack

Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by mahmud on Friday December 28, 2012 @12:41AM (#4976608)

OpenGL, C++ and Javascript? The winning ticket for the "brokenness" trifecta. I can't think of a combination in modern computing that would rot a mind quicker than these three.

There are already languages and tools that combine simplicity, sophistication and conceptual elagance. Scheme, Scratch, Oz, and yes, Hackety Hack.

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Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by yummyfajitas on Friday December 28, 2012 @06:36AM (#4977321)

I'm not understanding why you are praising Scheme and criticizing Javascript - the biggest differences between them seem syntactic.

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Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by mahmud on Friday December 28, 2012 @07:57AM (#4977508)

You don't know Scheme if you think their differences are just syntactic. Hint: what about that whole prototype object sysytem?

There is a running joke in PL research that "programming languages = lambda calculus + constants". Scheme IS λ + k. JavaScript is that plus the kitchen sink with the Ringling Brothers Circus caravan in tow.

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Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by AnthonBerg on Friday December 28, 2012 @06:48AM (#4977340)

Syntax is critically important when teaching the average beginner.

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