Re: [MLUG] good intro to programming for a teenager?

[John Engelbrecht <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

My 1st big project was lil kid's idea of a Security program to set
as a Master program for Apple DOS 3.0.

Different codes enter would cause the Apple computer to take different 
actions, like Reboot, or LISPA mode, or Dumbing text to the Printer,
or HGR/LGR mode.

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> Michael wrote:
>
> > Overall, I'd start with always having a project to work on. If he has his 
> > own projects in mind then great, if they aren't overly ambitious as 
> > starting points, but otherwise I'd assign him something that'll teach him a 
> > specific skill, be fun, and provide a bit of a challenge (so he'll feel 
> > like he accomplished something when done). Most programming classes suck 
> > because they don't really interest the students. Doing 'Hello World' or a 
> > lame accounting program nobody would ever use is boring and stupid. Writing 
> > a insult generator (or madlibs if you'd rather) is more fun and provides 
> > some good background in doing simple work with arrays/lists and strings. He 
> > might need a little help from you but I think it's a pretty easy problem to 
> > begin with and it's easy to build onto it as his skills develop. Programs 
> > that intersect with his other interests would be good too.
>
> My first project, and I was about 13 years old, was to write a program that 
> would ask
> "Is XXX an idiot?"
> where XXX was the name of my sister.  If you then typed "yes" it would 
> respond "correct", and if you typed "no" it would reply "incorrect."  My 
> mother always claimed that this turned my sister off computers.
>
> Stephen
>
>
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