Text 7409, 116 rader
Skriven 2005-10-02 13:13:04 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 7408 av Antti Kurenniemi (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Kids Programming Language from MS ?
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From: "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>

Not sure what links you mean - the download, web page and users guide for
teachers all work

web page

http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/

downloads
http://www.ms-inc.net/kpl.aspx


"Antti Kurenniemi" <NOantti@SPAManttikPLEASE.com> wrote in message
news:43401241$1@w3.nls.net...
> This is *really* cool, especially because my 6-year old nephew has
> repeatedly asked me to tech him programming. Now if only the link to more
> information on that page would work...
>
>
> Antti Kurenniemi
> (ARGH!)
>
> "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:433fdf16$1@w3.nls.net...
>> Microsoft offers freeware -kid's programming language-
>>
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/coolapplications/KPL/default.aspx
>>
>> bet if you took a poll, a lot of coders were gamers before they were
>> coders-and that they got started by coding games. The cool thing is,
>> after you learn to code and start making stuff work in the real
>> world-stuff that isn't games-it's still fun! People reading this at
>> Coding4Fun obviously think so, right?
>> So we all learned how to code and we know coding is fun, what do we do
>> with that? Well, I think we want to give other people a chance to try
>> coding, see what it's like, and figure out whether it's as fun for them
>> as it is for us. If it is, they'll be coders too, and glad they are.
>>
>> So how do we help them try coding? And when? We think kids can learn
>> coding as early as they can learn reading and typing and math, and that
>> learning coding helps with and complements other learning-so the sooner
>> the better. Kids are all about fun, too: Harry Potter, Nintendo, Legos...
>> So if you want kids to learn to code, make it easy. Make it fun. Help
>> them make it a game.
>>
>> Those are some of the things we were thinking about as we came up with
>> KPL-our Kid's Programming Language. Coding4Fun makes a lot of sense to
>> us, and is about a lot of these same thoughts, so we're very glad to have
>> the chance to write an article introducing KPL here.
>>
>> Kid's Programming Language
>> KPL is composed of:
>>
>>  a.. a readable and modular programming language
>>
>>
>>  b.. a kid-usable but functionally complete integrated development
>> environment
>>
>>
>>  c.. a growing collection of fun sample programs and games
>>
>>
>>  d.. an experience designed to make it fun for kids learning to code
>> KPL is available as a freeware download from
>> http://www.ms-inc.net/kpl.aspx. The default KPL download is
>> English-language, but a Polish-language download is available now, and
>> Spanish, Swedish, Hebrew, Norwegian, German and Romanian translations are
>> under way.
>>
>> The Programming Language
>>
>> KPL's language is modeled on the simplicity and readability of BASIC, but
>> it is a structured rather than linear programming language. KPL lets kids
>> see eye-catching and immediate results from their programs, while
>> teaching them fundamental concepts like variables, data types, loops,
>> decision structures, methods and functions. KPL's data types include
>> integers, decimals, strings, booleans, arrays, and user-defined
>> structures.
>>
>> Here is a representative KPL method, which draws a parabola on the
>> screen:
>>
>> Method DrawParabola()
>>    Var X As Decimal = -199.0
>>    Var Y As Decimal = -200
>>
>>    Color( Blue )
>>
>>    Var LastX As Decimal
>>    Var LastY As Decimal
>>
>>    While X < 200
>>
>>        LastX = X
>>        LastY = Y
>>
>>        Y = (X * X / 200) * -1
>>        X = X + 3
>>
>>        DrawLine( LastX, LastY, X, Y )
>>        Trace( "X = " + X + ", Y = " + Y )
>>
>>        // Want to watch it draw slowly?  Uncomment the next line:
>>        // Delay( 1 )
>>
>>    End While
>> End Method
>>
>>
>
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