"DancesWithCars" wrote in part "we have not heard what the project is"
Let me clarify ... my comments are GENERAL in nature.
My preference would be to see the XO ship will several small footprint
languages.
Each of those languages have their pros & cons.
>From a private e-mail with an IAEP moderator, I wrote in part:
XO imo needs to ship with multiple languages ...
whereas LOGO may not be "a suitable alternative for a general-purpose
language",
it is hyper suitable as a language for XO end users "as a learning tool" ~~
as Ken Iverson might call it "as a tool for thought".
I strongly belief that XO must ship with multiple small footprint language
tools for thought and that those tools need to include J, LOGO, LISP, and
Forth.
... one can also request from the IAEP community "enhancements and
extensions"
that make sense ... does LOGO need to be able to work with a camera image ...
in general terms, no ... would the XO benefit from an API that allows
extensions for J, LOGO, LISP, Forth, Python, and whatever ... that would be
good.
Look at Microsoft's .NET Framework ... while it has c# and vb as its
foundation
languages, it can accommodate many languages and they can all interoperate.
In that I do not have a XO and even if I did, at the present, my time is too
limited,
I have taken the opportunity to add my own thoughts to this thread.
I am no Alan Kay. I am no Ken Iverson. OTOH, I have been
programming for 40+ years and have taught programming up
to the community college level as well as to young people ... thus,
I have no doubt that I can offer the occasional useful suggestions and
insights.
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Frequently I quote: If your only tool is a happy, all of your problems tend to
look like nails.
Please ship the XO with the tools mentioned above so that XO end users
and educators who create learning materials for the XO can have their
choice of "tools for thought".
Gerry
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