One of the things that sold me on entering the computer world was the
ability to create things. I had absolutely no computer experience or
knowledge, but a friend convinced me to buy a Mac and told me about
Hypercard, and I wanted to try it. The language being virtually the
same through Hypercard, Metacard and now Revolution, yes..... it is
easy to use.
Before migrating from Hypercard to Metacard I looked into the
standard C languages and Pascal. I bought several C language books
and the best compiler available. But in the end, ditched all the C
stuff and bought Metacard, and now Revolution. I didn't want to
learn a new non-English language. I liked the plain English of this
language, where the code made sense.
on mouseUp.... highly understandable :-) Sentences made up of
non-alpha characters and non-English words did not appeal to me.
Yes, there's a lot to learn. But compared to the alternatives, it is
very easy. Does it still stump me? Lordy yes! Do I still get
gotchas that take days to unravel? Lordy yes! But if it were C...
those days would likely be months.
:-)
Shari
I suppose it depends upon the audience you are targetting.
Variables shouldn't be a mystery for anyone who's had 7th grade
algebra. Thus, yes, an 11 y.o. might well need a bit of on-the-side
counseling, but a 13 or 14 y.o. theoretically should, with perhaps a
little support work, grasp the concept. And, again, here would be the
ideal opportunity to include little, *meaningful,* proof-of-concept
stacks to use, reuse, and educate (I must admit I've not had the time
yet to d/l 2.8, so maybe they're in there, after all).
Rev's claim seems fair enough when compared with just about anything
else that is comparable (in terms of what can be created with the
language), no?
As for 'anyone who hasn't used computers before,' well, I suspect that
they're also not out there looking on the internet for programming
environments.
Judy
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MAC and WlND0WS
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