Oh yeah... And LEGO Mindstorms using both the (dumb) original software that came with it, and also the NQC (not quite C) development environment. Bob Ammerman RAm Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Ammerman" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Programming for kids... > My 14 y.o. son programs in the following environments: > > 1) TI Basic on his calculator. > > 2) Using GameMaker - a development environment using an object oriented > model and C-like syntax to design computer games. > > 3) Visual Basic. > > 4) Some neural network thing(!) he picked up off the web and has been > playing with. > > 5) A robot war sort of program where you program your robots in a language > called 'small' (another C-like language) and they battle (in 3-D!) with > robots driven by other people's programs). > > I consider him a better developer than many of the professionals I know > (he thinks a problem through, factors it reasonably, etc.) . If he can be > motivated by something other than gaming I'll get him doing some PIC stuff > (MPASM) and C++ (or C#??). > > Bob Ammerman > RAm Systems > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Chops Westfield" > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:08 AM > Subject: [OT] Programming for kids... > > >> So what does one use for teaching basic programming to kids these days. >> (pre-algebraic 5th graders, to be specific.) I haven't heard anything >> about LOGO in a long time, and Pascal seems a bit dated and uncommon. >> Java? Are there any good java books and/or environments aimed at kids >> this age? >> >> BillW >> _______________________________________________ >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist