[PLUG] Teaching My Son To Program

Greg R. greg at green-mind.org
Thu Sep 25 11:04:02 UTC 2003


YES! I forgot about Robocode - it's really fun
Daggett, Steve wrote:

>Jon Jacob:
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>>My son is turning nine next month and wants me to teach him how to
>>program.  This is something I used to do (Perl mostly) but 
>>have lost my
>>way.  Nonetheless, he has an interest and I would love to show him
>>without turning him off.
>>
>>Does anyone know of a book that might guide us through this?  I should
>>also stress that right now his machine is Windoze machine 
>>because it is
>>the family computer.  Eventually if he gets decent at it, I 
>>will get him
>>a linux box, but right now I want him to start slow.
>>    
>>
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>There is IBM Developer Works Robocode.  It will run on any Java2 compatible
>platform.  
>
>From:
>http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-robocode/index.html
>
>  Is it possible to learn inheritance, polymorphism, event handling, and
>inner classes, all while dodging bullets and executing precision attack
>maneuvers? A surprisingly addictive teaching-tool-turned-game-craze called
>Robocode is about to make this a reality for Java developers worldwide.
>Follow along as Sing Li disarms Robocode and starts you on your way to
>building your own customized lean, mean, fighting machine.
>
>  Robocode is an easy-to-use robotics battle simulator that runs across all
>platforms supporting Java 2. You create a robot, put it onto a battlefield,
>and let it battle to the bitter end against opponent robots created by other
>developers. Robocode comes with a set of pre-fab opponents to get you
>started, but once you outgrow them, you can enter your creation against the
>world's best in one of the leagues being formed worldwide.
>
>Robocode Home:
>http://robocode.alphaworks.ibm.com/home/home.html
>
>Steve D...
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