This is nice!
Smalltalk actually got started by thinking about a way to make a child's
Logo-like language with objects and pattern matching that could express its own
operating system and environment.
It is very tricky to retain/maintain readability (so the first Smalltalk was
also an
languages are.
I invented Object-Oriented Programming, and C++ is _not_ what I had in
mind.--Alan Kay
As in the
model-view-controller paradigm, the kids need to learn that the view
is not the model, but the model is a simply structured thing that
lives behind the view. If you don't teach the abstract
P.S. I thought of a different way to possibly resolve this.
It occurs to me that this discussion and differences of opinion could really be
about how executables are made. One of the main issues cited has to do with
security, and a notion that being able to see the sources will help.
The
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Exactly! Jim sees the real problem.
We are dealing with stories here, not with any kind of reality.
Cheers,
Alan
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From: Jim Gettys [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jecel Assumpcao Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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You might want to check out what Etoys actually does and is. (Hint:
it covers your desiderata beIow pretty well.)
I suggest perusing the document that I made up for the OLPC countries
meeting a few weeks ago. Nia Lewis will probably have a copy.
Cheers,
Alan
At 07:50 AM 6/2/2007, Eben
being our
supported method for importing .ppt -- Rebecca, have you tried this?
Were you asking for something more specific?
SJ
ps - That might also be a good opportunity to think about what a
generic bundle looks like.
On 6/2/07, Alan Kay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You might want to check out what
