Re: Which kid's beginners programming - Python or Forth?

2005-06-28 Thread BORT
All, The Forth-Python pull was heading to a conclusion just like "Tastes Great" vs. "Less Filling" or Ford-Chevy. However, friendly folks at comp.lang.forth pointed me to Amazon.com and _Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas_ by Seymour Papert. The book is by Logo's inventor and, a

Which kid's beginners programming - Python or Forth?

2005-06-27 Thread BORT
Please forgive me if this is TOO newbie-ish. I am toying with the idea of teaching my ten year old a little about programming. I started my search with something like "best FREE programming language for kids." After MUCH clicking and high-level scanning, I am looking at Python and Forth. Both h