Re: Need C++ tutor for 10th grade student

["Jerry Feldman-2" <user=4@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:28:14 -0500 (EST) 
Mike Gorse <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> > MIT has developed amazing programming language  for kids - 
> > It is unbelievable to see 7-year old kids writing programs. 
> 
> I was learning Applesoft BASIC at that age. 
> 
> I suspect that most kids don't start learning to program that young 
> because they'd need someone to teach them and usually no one is around to 
> teach them / thinks that it would be worth trying to do. 

Back in the early '80s there was Logo. I think the dilemma for high 
schools and colleges is really what languages to teach.  IMHO, the best 
language to teach is one that teaches the principles of computer 
programming and software engineering and, of course, data structures. 
But there is also pressure from the students and parents to teach 
real-world languages such as C, C++, Java, Python.   

BTW: Applesoft BASIC was Microsoft BASIC branded for Apple on the Apple 
II. The original Apple II came with integer BASIC in ROM, and a manual 
partially handwritten by Steve Wozniac. BASIC actually goes back to the 
'60s (1963 actually). I actually played with it on a GE timesharing 
system in 1965. 

Someone earlier mentioned assembler. Assembler on the current crop of 
PCs is ok, but if you look at the IA64, it becomes very, very 
cumbersome and equally difficult to read. 
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