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From: "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
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Subject: RE: Teaching a child to program in C
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 17:12:32 +0100
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> I agree, SQL just is not "normal" programming. Why not LOGO? That
> is if you
> want to start with pictures and stuff like that.

Because when you're 7, you've already done LOGO in maths. You've programmed
the little roamer to go around the floor drawing patterns, and seen the
"virtual roamer" in LOGO do the same. After 500000 pentagons, the novelty
wears off. It's also very hard to program games in LOGO.

James Arthur
jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
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