Need Rec: Book to teach about computers and BASIC at an eight year old level

[Dave Wade]

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> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Fred
Cisin
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> Subject: RE: Need Rec: Book to teach about computers and BASIC at an eight
> year old level
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> > Drlegendre wrote...
> > -----
> > And BASIC is great, but as soon as the kid grasps the concepts, move
> > him to Perl or Python ASAP.
> > -----
> 
> On Fri, 27 May 2016, Jay West wrote:
> > I suggest instead...
> > "BASIC is great, but as soon as the kid grasps the concepts, move him to
> assembly language ASAP."
> > *grin*
> > I'm only 10% kidding lol
> 
> I agree with either.
> 
> and APL is fun!

Those who write APL programs ae sadists, and those who like fixing them when
they go wrong are masochists....
... Though I believe Iverson wanted to call it "The Programming
Language"....
...

> 
> 
> Have you considered David Lien's book?
> One version of it came bundled with the TRS80.
> 
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> Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin at xenosoft.com