This is dang cool. How much of Realm can you get into this format? -- Matthias
On Feb 25, 2015, at 4:11 PM, Floyd Arguello <floyd.argue...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
