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Has anyone heard of tynker? Tynker.com
Is this a good way for kids to start learning programming?
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Scratch -- same candy, different wrapper.
I found the UI for Scratch to be nearly unusable (positioning blocks to click into place was such a PITA) and while the concept is interesting, at the end of the day I think it's a horrible way to teach programming.
Since you ask -- teaching programming to kids should be about creative ways to get from point A to point B, rather than using some archaic BASIC-like syntax to glue things together. In other words, teaching programming should not be taught by computers!
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Since you ask -- teaching programming to kids should be about creative ways to get from point A to point B
That's why I won't teach my kid (if she actually want it) any language, but logical thinking or algorithms in pseudocode.
M.D.V. 
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Another vote for Scratch[^].
I also strongly recommend buying the Makeblock mBot V1.1[^] programmable robot kit for any budding programmer. It uses a Scratch-like programming language and is very rewarding introduction to programming.
MakeBlock @ Amazon.ca[^]
/ravi
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Quote: Kids begin experimenting with visual blocks, then progress to JavaScript and Python
Step one: Fine.
Step 2: ick! Why not VB?
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Step 2: ick! Why not VB?
Please the v6, please the v6 
M.D.V.
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Please! Not in front of the QA posters!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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In April said May about June
An election I want to call soon
I don't give a stuff
If you've had enough
Of voting, for me it's a boon.
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What the hell did I just read?
It leaves my brain in dire need.
I realize you don't give a stuff.
But, why post here all your fluff?
Jeremy Falcon
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My opinion is strong as an ox
This topic belongs to the soapbox
M.D.V.
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Nelek wrote: My opinion is strong as an ox
I wondered what it was.
Will someone open a window, please?
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Politics is just a scam
They herd you and smoke you like ham
They all fight to get higher
Every one's just a liar
And, frankly, I don't give a damn
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In April May said lets all vote
This despite everything that she wrote
As your leader dear folk
I say EU's a joke
Hang on, I'll just get my coat
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I can exit Sleep mode on the WookieTab without having to enter a password / PIN!
Yay! Anniversary Edition had the option, but ignored it. Leaving me with 4he ability to power up without a password, but not exit sleep... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Anniversary Edition had the option, but ignored it.
Worked for me...
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It worked for me with a local login, but I accidentally switched it to a my MS login, and that killed it completely. 
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Ah, that's the mistake you made. I avoid the MS login... unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?), that means I can't use the Windows "store". LMAO.
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I can use the windows store and I've not logged in using any MS Login... 
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Yeah, I can peruse it, but every time I want to install some app, the store wants me to use my microsoft account.  
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOzto use my microsoft account.
Just like any store would though. You can use a personal email account in your Microsoft account. It does not have to be a microsoft email.
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RyanDev wrote: Just like any store would though.
So??? I don't wanna.
RyanDev wrote: You can use a personal email account in your Microsoft account.
I know. Or a fake but real one. But I don't wanna.
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz< wrote: I don't wanna.
OK. Send me money and I'll buy it for you. I do charge 200% markup though.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
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I only install free software. So, I'll send you ... wait for it ... $0.00...
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Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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