Re: What language for kids to write baseball program?

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From: Scott J. Kleper
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 14:03

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Regarding BASIC:
I used to use BASIC to make games (I made a baseball game!) when I was
in grade school. Now I'm 15 and know other languages, but BASIC is still
a fun way to program and it's the easiest. For example, Standard Pascal
has no true random function, something necessary especially for a baseball
game. Pascal also has no variable to store a word except an array, and 
arrays are confusing at first. I know that BASIC has many faults. I 
wouldn't use it again after learning C, but I think it's the best option
for these kids. 

-Scott

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