On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David Corking lists@dcorking.com wrote:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011, Tim Retz wrote:
My problem is that smalltalk is my first programing language, So I need to figure out how to break a problem down to something I can
code
out
(3) Etoys is a much simpler language than Smalltalk, but building an Etoy is _real_ programming, while playful and fun even for an adult. Dragging, dropping and throwing away failed experiments taught me a lot about how to compose an application from objects. It also helped me to see why a method or Etoys script is rarely more than three lines. However I didn't need to worry about inheritance or classes, nor did I have to memorize Smalltalk's mouse clicks, shortcuts, menus and modifier keys, or navigate a vast and complex class library.
I agree whole heartedly, I have learned more about "programming" by playing with Etoys and interacting with the folks on the mailing lists, than I did from my Computer "Science" courses in college.
Stephen