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Article #2399Re: What language for kids to write baseball program?
From: Wayne Edwards
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 16:24
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 16:24
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In article <1992Oct24.140315.14034@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Scott J. Kleper) writes: > 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 Hmmmm. rec.games.programmer k12.ed.comp.literacy comp.sys.mac.games comp.sys.mac.program >>REC.SPORT.BASEBALL<<?? And I thought >I< made a boo-boo a couple of days back when >my< message inadvertently went to CAN.POLITICS. Sheesh. :-) Wayne
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