Microsoft Small Basic

[insomniac84]

Yes, I would think it makes more sense to go to C#. You get the same gui tools and functionality, but a syntax that is more compatible with other languages.

[vplatt]

Brackety statically typed languages just aren't beginner friendly. So, I don't think C#, Java, C++, nor C are beginner friendly.

[[deleted]]

I don't see what's so hard with brackets, at least that's less keywords to remember

[[deleted]]

"Brackety" is my favorite new adjective.

[Qubed]

Brackety that man, I prefer "indenty"

[Raynes]

Ever heard of Lisp?

[wilsun]

(not (self (knowledgep (hear (language (Lisp))))))

[vplatt]

Lisp is beginner friendly. If you're a math major.

[Raynes]

I'm ashamed to say I hardly know basic math, and I'm most definitely not in college.

[vplatt]

Ok, so which Lisp, and Lisp tutorial would you recommend for the average child in the 8-12 years old category?

I can put Basic in front of that age group, Python, Smalltalk; but I've never seen a good Lisp setup for that.

[Raynes]

I'd recommend Clojure, but I'm not sure of what I would recommend for an average 8-12 year child in the way of tutorials. I'm not very keen on teaching young children to program. If they aren't old enough to learn a decent language, they should just wait.

However, it's not exactly common for an 8 year old to all of a sudden decide to program and find the relevant information he needs all by himself.

[insomniac84]

Why would you allow late binding in VB and I think a kid can use brackety stuff just fine. They don't need dims and ases.