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| Date | 2013-12-17 13:49 -0800 |
|---|---|
| From | Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java |
| References | <l8ntqs$rf3$1@panix2.panix.com> |
| Message-ID | <-dKdne20GvN6Wy3PnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
On 12/16/2013 2:11 PM, Henry Cate wrote:
> I have a young teenage daughter who is interested
> in programming. She has been messing around with something
> on Kahn Academy's web site which uses Javascript. A friend
> of mine has a teenage son who is also interested in learning
> how to program. I would like to get them started with Java,
> but Google has 9.5 million hits for: "Introduction to
> programming in Java"
...
> Good introduction to real programming
> Teaches the basics - make no assumptions on what the student already knows
> Simple exercises to make sure they understand the concepts
> Online video would be nice
> Free would be nice
...
For some light relief, they may enjoy Codespells:
https://sites.google.com/a/eng.ucsd.edu/codespells/home
It is a game in which wizards cast magic spells. "Levitate" is a typical
spell:
======================================
import june.*;
public class Levitate extends Spell
{
public void cast()
{
Enchanted target = getTarget();
int counter = 0;
while(counter < 10)
{
target.move(Direction.up(), 0.1);
counter = counter + 1;
}
}
}
=======================================
Players combine and modify spells to achieve various quests.
Patricia
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Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java cate3@panix.com (Henry Cate) - 2013-12-16 17:11 -0500
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Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-12-17 00:06 +0100
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java cate3@panix.com (Henry Cate) - 2013-12-16 19:05 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-16 17:25 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java cate3@panix.com (Henry Cate) - 2013-12-16 19:01 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-16 22:42 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-16 23:36 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java cate3@panix.com (Henry Cate) - 2013-12-17 14:37 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-12-17 22:33 +0000
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-12-17 18:02 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java cate3@panix.com (Henry Cate) - 2013-12-17 18:25 -0500
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-12-16 21:58 -0500
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Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2013-12-17 08:09 +0000
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2013-12-17 13:49 -0800
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Ali Sh <ali.shahrivarian@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 03:44 -0800
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java marianne.paradiso@gmail.com - 2013-12-19 12:02 -0800
Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-12-21 05:00 -0800
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