does nice recursion and stuff too. nice tree type diagrams.
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:28:13 +1200 Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOGO is one language that was specifically designed for children to > learn to use. Developed in the late 1960's it's very easy to use. At > my primary school in standard 2(1994ish) they let us play around abit > with it for a while. It's usually used to control a robotic turtle or > cursor on screen in simple exersices but can be used for much more > than that It's kind of based on lisp the book I've got in front of me > says. It's generally used for drawing shapes etc either on the screen > or floor (if you have the turtle) You should be able to find more > about it and some versions on the web try google. I've seen some nice > fireworks display writen using logo For example Here's a very very > simple program and a more complex form of it. Each draws a Square > > TO SQUARE1 > FORWARD 100 //moves turtle or cursor up 100 units > RIGHT 90 //turns the pointer/turtle right 90* > FORWARD 100 > RIGHT 90 > FORWARD 100 > RIGHT 90 > FORWARD 100 > RIGHT 90 > END > > ?SQUARE1 > > or More complex > > TO SQUARE2 > REPEAT 4 [FORWARD 100 RIGHT 100] > END > > ? SQUARE > > Or even more so > > TO SQUARE :SIZE //:Size is a variable > REPEAT 4 [FORWARD :SIZE RIGHT 90] > END > > ? SQUARE 100 > > Chad > >
