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Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 08:52:47
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
From: Ralph Proctor <ralphgpr AT shadow DOT net>
Subject: Re: Teaching a child to program in C
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At 11:26 AM 9/9/98 +0300, you wrote:

>Hear, hear!  There's nothing like LOGO to stimulate kids to explore
>the world rather than exploit it (do I sound old enough? ;-).

>There will be a DJGPP port of UCB LOGO soon (and that's a promise).

Good news!, Eli.

>Excuse me?  Who said LOGO isn't a ``real language''?  I hope you know
>there's much more to LOGO than just turtle graphics, do you?  

snips......

>In fact, I submit that any serious programmer should try LOGO.  Once
>you did that, you will forever change the way you think about
>programs.

lots more good writing snipped.......

Thanks, Eli. As usual you hit the mark. I'm looking forward to that DJGPP
LOGO.

In addition to LOGO, for the youngster do you object to my idea of
line-numbered BASIC as being of value? Not forever just until he is ready
for something like Pascal or C?

Ralph