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A new programming language for learning to program

14:03 | Robert Scoble | Jun 29th, 2007 6:00am |

Brandon Watts, developer of the Leopard Programming Language, tells me about how Leopard will help people learn to program. It’s a new language optimized for learning and is getting good reviews from instructors who are trying to find a way to get more kids into computers.

Tags: Brandon Watts, Leopard

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3 Responses to “A new programming language for learning to program”

Todd Jordan:
July 1st, 2007 at 6:41 am

One of the more interesting videos you’ve done. This guy is definitely one of the best interviewees yet.

That language sounds great and I’d love to see it on the Mac.
Thanks,
Todd
dan mcweeney:
July 1st, 2007 at 12:12 pm

You might also want to check out Hackey Hack ( http://hacketyhack.net/ ) a sub set of ruby that is geared to young students. It’s maintained by _why the lucky stiff and a number of other central ruby developers. Also, it’s also free.
Janek Mann:
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:06 am

That leopard language is a true abomination… The bastard child of Basic and Forth, it seems, going by the tutorial. Seriously awful syntax.
It’s not even a real programming language at all… It doesn’t have any control structures, and support only 10 (count them) numbered variables!

It is also one of the few languages that do not have an open source compiler, so that alone should stop any sensible person from promoting it.