Re: Programming languages for the very young

From: jmdrake (jmdrake_98_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/30/04

  • Next message: Michael D. Ober: "Re: Programming languages for the very young" 
    Date: 30 Jan 2004 12:01:42 -0800

    m-coughlin <m-coughlin@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<4016FAF1.57284056@comcast.net>...

    > Here's an important point that gets overlooked. The inventor
    > of Logo wrote a textbook. The inventors of C wrote a textbook so
    > influential it is just known as " K&R ". The inventor of Forth
    > never wrote a textbook. Its a difficult handicap to overcome.
    >
    > A friend, who has a terrible time coping with computers,
    > just asked me what programming language she should learn to try
    > to overcome her handicap. I told her to go to the library and
    > find a book on Logo. I'd rather advise her to study Forth, but
    > there is nothing she can buy today about Forth that would meet
    > her needs.

    Well the last time I was in the bookstore I didn't see anything
    you could "buy" on Logo either. But, just like Logo, you can
    find books on Forth at many libraries. Will some of the info
    be dated? Sure. Same with the Logo books.

    Regards,

    John M. Drake

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