Comments on: Programming Books for Children? http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/ Random stuff from some dude in Austin Texas Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Steve Midgley http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-744 Steve Midgley Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:42:44 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-744 Try this one - at least designed for beginners (and mentions kids in their promo video) - plus it uses Ruby! http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_ltp/index.html Also, it's not a book, but "c-robots" is a great tool for teaching kids to program. It's a stripped down C language that lets you build robots and watch them compete - you'll have to slow your system down to get the robots to interact at a reasonable speed but it's great fun for kids. Try this one - at least designed for beginners (and mentions kids in their promo video) - plus it uses Ruby!

http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_ltp/index.html

Also, it’s not a book, but “c-robots” is a great tool for teaching kids to program. It’s a stripped down C language that lets you build robots and watch them compete - you’ll have to slow your system down to get the robots to interact at a reasonable speed but it’s great fun for kids.

]]> By: lab slave http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-295 lab slave Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:40:47 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-295 Here is one: http://www.amazon.de/PHP-MySQL-Kids-Johann-Christian-Hanke/dp/3826616375/sr=8-1/qid=1170088748/ref=pd_ka_1/302-7293375-7045655?ie=UTF8&s=books "PHP and MySQL for kids" German though ... Here is one:
http://www.amazon.de/PHP-MySQL-Kids-Johann-Christian-Hanke/dp/3826616375/sr=8-1/qid=1170088748/ref=pd_ka_1/302-7293375-7045655?ie=UTF8&s=books

“PHP and MySQL for kids”

German though …

]]> By: Nir Soffer http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-184 Nir Soffer Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:31:42 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-184 Here is one - an environment based on Sequeak. http://smallwiki.unibe.ch/botsinc/ Here is one - an environment based on Sequeak.

http://smallwiki.unibe.ch/botsinc/

]]> By: Jules http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-183 Jules Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:34:34 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-183 This is what you seek: http://weblogs.media.mit.edu/llk/scratch/ A smalltalk like language, but picture-based instead of text based. This is what you seek: http://weblogs.media.mit.edu/llk/scratch/
A smalltalk like language, but picture-based instead of text based.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-179 Kevin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:00:42 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-179 Actually, I think it used "goto" quite a bit. Maybe it wasn't so good. Actually, I think it used “goto” quite a bit. Maybe it wasn’t so good.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-178 Kevin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:59:11 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-178 When I was a kid, I read some robot-themed book that taught programming in basic. I can't find it now, though. When I was a kid, I read some robot-themed book that taught programming in basic. I can’t find it now, though.

]]> By: Jules http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-177 Jules Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:53:07 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-177 Starting Forth should do. Free online version available here: http://home.iae.nl/users/mhx/sf.html Starting Forth should do. Free online version available here: http://home.iae.nl/users/mhx/sf.html

]]> By: Shane http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-176 Shane Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:41:57 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-176 Ricky, I am actually planning on adding the ability for users to add external links with descriptions, which would allow users to add links to free versions of the books(if available and legal) Ricky,

I am actually planning on adding the ability for users to add external links with descriptions, which would allow users to add links to free versions of the books(if available and legal)

]]> By: Ricky Clarkson http://www.shanesherman.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-174 Ricky Clarkson Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:32:55 +0000 http://www.turnofthecrank.com/2007/01/12/programming-books-for-children/#comment-174 Orthogonal to the categories that you show, you could have a category for books that are available online for free, such as Practical Common Lisp. Orthogonal to the categories that you show, you could have a category for books that are available online for free, such as Practical Common Lisp.

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