I think Leo's recommendation is Python. In any event, I would also recommend it. It's platform-agnostic, it's used by big companies (Google, anyone?), it can be run in a simple, interpreter-like way (single line Basic, anyone?), it supports object-oriented programming, there's lots of documentation and examples freely available,...
Adrian On 15 September 2012 15:01, Andrew Drapper <[email protected]> wrote: > *Leo Laporte*, (The Tech Guy) always recommends a programming language that > will not take you very far, but lays VERY good foundations for good habits > of programming that make moving on to more complicated languages easier. > Does anyone know what this is. I keep saying every time he mentions it... > "I must remember that for my children" But you know... > > Andrew Drapper > > > > > On 15 September 2012 13:22, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> My 12 year old grandson has asked 'Which is the best Programming Language >> to learn?' - over to you all!! >> >> Please remember he is 12 years old and has just started senior school here >> in Switzerland. I've suggested he ought to lean a cross platform language >> but I don't know which one. (C, C++, Python, Ruby, Jarva?) >> He has a windows 98 laptop and a MAC at home and I assume a Windows macine >> at school. >> At the moment he is learning to touch type (at school) and uses Libre >> Office and Firefox at home. He is also interested to programme his Lego >> Mindstorm but does not have anyone to support him and finds it frustrating >> when stuck. >> >> Any suggestions please? >> >> -- >> *Clive Wills* >> >> /Powered by Linux & Open Source Software/// >> >> >> >> -- >> Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 >> Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ >> New thread on mailing list: >> mailto:[email protected].**uk<[email protected]> >> How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue >> > -- > Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
