I don't see how either Scratch or Bootstrap can deliver the promised iOS app. But why don't you try Scratch first and report back to us, then try bootstrap-world.org -- Matthias
On Aug 24, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Grant Rettke wrote: > Hi, > > My nephew seems pretty interested in programming. When I told him that > he could be creating those "apps" on the iOS device, he got a big, big > smile. > > For fun, we talked about tic-tac-toe, he wrote down what he called the > rules, and we tried playing according to the rules, on paper I mean we > played. We iterated probably 20 times in a pattern of me making an > obvious mistake, and then pointing out that according to the rules, I > was playing it correctly. So he made corrections, revisions, > additions, and removals, until he had a full A4 piece of paper just > covered in notes and scribblings and examples (which he provided on > his own volition). I was so impressed. > > I would think, the place is to start is HtDP, but of course there is > also Bootstrap (I'm looking for an excuse to learn it), and even > Scratch seems to be hugely popular. Another note, we would probably be > working over Skype and a shared-screen most of the time, too. > > Where is a good place to start? > > Best wishes, > > -- > Grant Rettke | ACM, AMA, COG, IEEE > gret...@acm.org | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/ > “Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates > ((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x))) > “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop > taking it seriously.” --Thompson > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
