Re: [racket-users] Question: 2D data (Arrays?) in Universe Teachpack

2017-05-27 Thread Jordan Johnson
On May 27, 2017, at 7:00 AM, A Mauer-Oats wrote: > I thought it would be interesting to work with 2D data in an "advanced > introductory" class. At least to the extent of being able to model classic > board games like Battleship and Checkers. > [...] > Any suggestions or tales of relevant experi

Re: [racket-users] Racket for Kids in 2017

2017-05-27 Thread Neil Van Dyke
Have you looked at HtDP? I'm guessing it's still too "old" for any 10yo (you might have to wait until 12, at least), but worth a look, so you have some sense when to introduce it later. One option is to make this constructionist self-directed, with a helper. Specifically, find out something

Re: [racket-users] Question: 2D data (Arrays?) in Universe Teachpack

2017-05-27 Thread 'John Clements' via Racket Users
> On May 27, 2017, at 07:00, A Mauer-Oats wrote: > > Does anyone use array data with the Universe teachpack? > > I thought it would be interesting to work with 2D data in an "advanced > introductory" class. At least to the extent of being able to model classic > board games like Battleship an

[racket-users] Racket for Kids in 2017

2017-05-27 Thread ylluminate
I have a older teen who's been programming for the last several years and is remarkably talented. His younger brother is now wanting to get going (10). My older son started with JS, learned how to hate it, and moved on to Ruby (specifically Opal has a special place in his heart as far as isomor

Re: [racket-users] making a language that can return the body of a function

2017-05-27 Thread Vityou
On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 5:50:29 PM UTC-6, Matthias Felleisen wrote: > The client module can refer to all imported #% forms. If you don’t export it > from the language module, it’s not there. [Well, mostly] Implicitly the > client module already refers to #% forms already. > > > > > On Ma

[racket-users] Re: Question: 2D data (Arrays?) in Universe Teachpack

2017-05-27 Thread Luis Sanjuán
On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 4:00:09 PM UTC+2, A Mauer-Oats wrote: > Does anyone use array data with the Universe teachpack? > > I thought it would be interesting to work with 2D data in an "advanced > introductory" class. At least to the extent of being able to model classic > board games like

[racket-users] Re: Question: 2D data (Arrays?) in Universe Teachpack

2017-05-27 Thread Luis Sanjuán
On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 4:00:09 PM UTC+2, A Mauer-Oats wrote: > Does anyone use array data with the Universe teachpack? > > I thought it would be interesting to work with 2D data in an "advanced > introductory" class. At least to the extent of being able to model classic > board games like

[racket-users] CFP Deadline Extended: Scheme and Functional Programming Workshop 2017

2017-05-27 Thread Faré
Scheme and Functional Programming Workshop 2017 Oxford, United Kingdom Co-located with ICFP 2017 http://scheme2017.namin.org/ Important Dates Submission deadline (extended) June 16th, 2017 (AoE) Author notification (extended) July 18th, 2017 (AoE) Camera-ready deadline (extended) Aug

[racket-users] Question: 2D data (Arrays?) in Universe Teachpack

2017-05-27 Thread A Mauer-Oats
Does anyone use array data with the Universe teachpack? I thought it would be interesting to work with 2D data in an "advanced introductory" class. At least to the extent of being able to model classic board games like Battleship and Checkers. This time we used math/array, but arrays are basica