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| From | Peter Brown <losepeteSPAM-ME-NOT@ntlworld.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.os2.programmer.tools |
| Subject | Re: IBM VisualAge for BASIC? |
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| Message-ID | <mUn3r.159244$Ya5.70294@newsfe29.ams2> (permalink) |
| Organization | virginmedia.com |
| Date | 2012-02-29 11:22 +0000 |
Hi Dariusz Dariusz Piatkowski wrote: > Folks! > > My young son is showing some interest in computer programming...what I want to > walk him through is the real basics...thus the focus on BASIC! > > There used to be VisualAge for BASIC product on our platform some time > back...and judging by various posts it wasn't really much of a success. > However...I am looking for something that basically has a decent GUI and very > straight forward 'hello world' type program development capabilities. > > I have VA for C/C++ installed here, Watcom, etc, etc...but do not want him > starting with something like C or Java...we want very simple... > > Any ideas, recommendations? > > Remember, 9yo is your audience... I think that WDSibyl - http://wdsibyl.org/ - would also be worth a look; visual application design using drag'n'drop and Pascal is a relatively easy language to get to grips with. However, the documentation is mainly in German... It is very similar to Borlands Delphi (v2/v3) for Windows so you could try and get copies of some Delphi books eg "Delphi for Dummies" as a starter along with "Mastering Delphi 2 for Windows 95/NT". If lucky you may find copies in a public library or for sale at a reasonable price on ebay. Just a thought... Regards Pete
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Re: IBM VisualAge for BASIC? Peter Brown <losepeteSPAM-ME-NOT@ntlworld.com> - 2012-02-29 11:22 +0000
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