Jim Simmons, in part:
The original question was about developing Activities for a classroom
assignment,
with the idea that these Activities could be widely distributed.
If (big IF) J will run on XO, labs is a built in feature of J.
Ken Iverson had his stroke at 83 while at the keyboard
Martin Dengler:
Since you don't know if J can run on the XO, J is not a good thing to
recommend for developing activities on the XO, right?
Wrong. J is worth investigating. J is so cross platform and so powerful
that it is a lifetime useful tool for teaching and for thought.
J, like
Martin wrote:
The question was what language can be used now.
You're answering a different question.
Possibly. Depends on whether J can be used now (or soon).
I do not know the answer.
Let us assume the answer is no.
Then the next relevant J question
is whether Roger Hui et al
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
Correction: brain RAM parity error and/or fetch error in my previous post:
Frequently I quote: If your only tool is a happy, all of your problems tend to
look like nails.
Frequently I quote: If your only tool is a hammer, ...
happy ~~ hammer
perhaps my brain was thinking XO users will be
Caryl, in part: the consensus is Python so far.
(a) the sample is too small for a consenus.
(b) why JUST one language? ~~ if your only tool is a hammer, all of your
problems tend to look like nails
(c) J
(d) other candidates: LISP, LOGO, Forth
(e) It's an educational project: that screams
Yamandu Ploskonka asked: can you LOGO in an image from the camera?
--
why not? it might require an extension to LOGO (do not know)
otoh, why? if your only tool is a hammer, all of your problems tend to look
like nails
-- use LOGO for its originally intended purpose
-- I do not have a
