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Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 16:04:16 -0500
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I would throw in my $0.02 for a project-based approach. It certainly
depends on the type of person you are, but for me, there is no greater
motivation to learn a skill than to REALLY want a project that cant be
done without said skill.  Learning any type of programming language is
the main goal. its relatively easy to switch between one or the other
once you get past the basic hurdles of learning to talk in a way that
computers like to be talked to.

Arduino is a great place to start, because there are so many projects
you can verbatim copy, that are immediately useful in the real world.
Interacting with the real world is a great motivator! Learning to code
is pretty fun when there are blinky lights for feedback instead of
debug output.

Id second a vote for processing as well, for similar reasons.  Lots of
examples to copy, and lots of instant visual useful feedback.


On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Scott Fradkin <sc...@fradkin.com> wrote:
> Along those lines... At BarCampMilwaukee this past weekend I learned about the existence of a program called Alice [alice.org].  It seems to be a bit like Scratch except for learning programming by manipulating 3D environments.
>
> Scott
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> On Oct 8, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Peter Novotnak <usasyste...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> +1 Dave, that's a really cool suggestion.
>>
>> -Peter
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Dave Cornell <iamda...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I vote for Unity3D.  Code in Javascript, print stuff to the console, get
>>> your feet wet, etc. then next step - make cool stuff happen in 3D!  Very
>>> intuitive in how scripts are attached to objects I might add.  For me it's
>>> all about the code making something happen you can see/hear, that's what's
>>> most gratifying.
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