On 03/10/2012 10:39, Loup Vaillant wrote:
An example of a killer-something might be a Raspberry-Pi shipped with a
self-documented Frank-like image. By self-documented, I mean something
more than emacs. I mean something filled with tutorials about how to
implement, re-implement, and customise every part of the system.
And it must be aimed at children. Unlike most adults, they can get
past C-like syntax.
Can I also add my vote for this idea?
Another comment - I have decided that I learned the most as a child by
typing in program listings from books / magazines. I know this probably
sounds ridiculous - especially given the attraction of a
self-documenting, dynamic, inspectable system. However, I think the
process and tedium gave a real "feeling" for syntax, allowing one's mind
to work in the background and mull over the ideas being presented. I
think the idea of a "build your own computer", magazine partwork style -
with both hardware and software being built up piece by piece - is
possibly the way to go.
Ryan
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