I also recommend Robocode. It's really cool, makes you think programming is cool! :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [plug] [OT] More on Programming in the Philippines > > Programming is something that should be part and parcel of a CS > > student life (or any computer scientist for that matter). They should > > LOVE programming rather than see it as a chore. I'm listening to an > > audible book, Hacker Ethics, and these hackers simply find a thrill in > > accomplishing something by programming. This is NOT the case for most > > CS students. Sayang! > > Admittedly there is only so much that people in the academe can do to > remedy this situation. Perhaps we can give them a gentler introduction > to programming than the norm, let them see how enjoyable the craft of > programming can be. Maybe more graphic-oriented interactive languages? > I once saw a programming course for children that taught Java > programming by using it to control a ladybug running around the screen. > Problems involved controlling the ladybug to move in certain ways, and > how to move it around motivated common programming tasks and problems. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
