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On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 23:11 +0100, Simon Waters wrote: > There are plenty of native BASIC interpreters for educational purposes > for GNU/Linux, no need to touch WINE. > > Why you would teach a child BASIC is another question. I had considered it as one of the simplest ways to get a basic understanding of programming, line numbering to show order, input data, print data, use of variables. BASIC just seems to me one of the clearest languages to get your head around the ideas. > The real games programmers are mostly C++ junkie - probably not the best > place to start - most seem to suggest Java or C# and gentle introductions. > > Of course the best way to learn programming concepts is to learn lots of > different languages, but I'm not sure it helps. After he can write basic little programs I would then be after something to move onto, I've been meaning to learn Python myself so that might be something we do together. I'll probably show him some BASH coding in between anyway. He wants to learn to program, so I just need to nurture that and help him get going. Fingers crossed he'll stick with it and learn many languages just like his ol' Dad (me) did ;) -- John Williams My linux blog of notes and guides http://subbass.blogspot.com/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq