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[Evan Zimmerman <evan.zimmerman AT gmail.com>]

I'm not a programmer so grain of salt and all that -- but perhaps
"REALBasic" would be a place to start?
It purports to offer an 'evolved' Basic language that's very
accessible to those just getting started. I believe it's available on
Windows and Mac.

Evan




On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:10:02 -0500, Michael Best <mbest AT dasya.com> wrote:
> My son has been nagging me to help him write some programs.  I've already
> gotten him started with some simple web page Javascript.  But I was
> wondering if anyone here has suggestions for teaching an 8-year-old how to
> program (especially if he can make games).
> 
> I learned programming when I was 11.  It was BASIC on an Apple II+ and then
> later on the IBM XT.  But BASIC is pretty dead nowadays, I'd imagine.  I've
> also heard about Logo being a good language for kids to learn.  Or maybe
> something like Visual Basic.  Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Michael Best
> 
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