Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:47:08 -0800 From: Rob <europax@home.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>, "freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How do you get kids interested in computers- other than play Message-ID: <3AAEDBAC.B175DC15@home.com> References: <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <XFMail.010313105330.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <200103130320.f2D3KCe08320@grumpy.dyndns.org> <15021.39728.193728.726045@guru.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer wrote: > > David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> types: > > "Daniel O'Connor" writes: > > > You could just install Python for Windows and see if he plays with that, > > On an iMac? :-) > > What - you mean an iMac won't run Windows software? Good for it! > > Guess you should install the Mac version, then. <URL: > http://www.python.org/download/download_mac.html > > > Actually, I've been pretty impressed with the Python+tkInter stuff. I > write code on FreeBSD, and give it to people to run on Windows or the > Mac, and it just works - with the exception of the one time I needed > select(), which Windows doesn't do. They force programmers to use a > more error-prone approach. > > In my experience, people (as opposed to geeks) start fooling with > computers because 1) Someone with authority makes them, or 2) there's > something useful they want it to do. > > Since I assume #1 is out, you might look at what gets done away from > the computer, and point out how the computer could help with that > somehow. If you really want them to start programming, or scripting, > write the appropriate tool yourself (in Python on your FreeBSD box, of > course), and let him know you wrote it. Add the first change > request. *Help* him add the second one. > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. I also love Python/Tkinter. I use it at work for controlling $$$$ in instrumentation over the GPIB bus. I compete with the "evil" Perl people :) there. Sounds like a chapter for Dilbert. I'll see if he has some interesting task that could easily be scripted, maybe something for school. Thanks. Rob. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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