I found that my daughters had a lot of questions when they went through the tutorial at http://try-racket.org/ - what’s a function? What’s a binding? Lambda? Lexical scope?
So, I thought I’d create an alternative to try-racket - for kids ages 12 and up, give or take. With that in mind, I forked https://github.com/jarcane/try-racket , applied a new design, and added: * the bootstrap js framework * the ability to clear and reset the console (doesn’t clear pictures yet) * multi-line entries in the console - auto indents at 2 spaces (needs more work) I also removed “context” from the error messages - to keep the errors short and sweet. It’s very much a work in progress, but you can see it here: http://trycode.io/ As for the content, one idea is to rewrite the tutorial for a younger, less experienced crowd, and use the “info” box in the lower left to provide additional information, terminology, context, etc… Another idea is to write a simple, text-based game; though it lacks the instant gratification of a picture appearing in the console. Any ideas/feedback? Anyone want to pitch in? :) https://github.com/arguello/trycode.io Thanks, Floyd
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