Scratch

Ruby is good, and a easy IDE for ruby would be hackity hack. Of course, you won't be able to make the same kinds of visual programs like in scratch. For visual programs, try greenfoot or processing, both are java based.

I think I might try xcode.. but that might be hard... you could also look at dashcode(you can make widgets for the dashboard)

AlanProjects wrote:

techy wrote:

dashcode(you can make widgets for the dashboard)

That's easy. Its just HTML and CSS/Javascript and a few other things bundled in a .wdgt package. I do it all the time.

yes it is quite fun lol

My uncle says Smalltalk is an easy language. And Scratch is written in it to some extent, so it should work on your Mac, unless you use somebody else's computer for Scratching. Try not to neglect us... because quitting sucks. e.g. 1 bored but good user leaves... 10 new non-contributing users fill the gap. (Need proof? Read the stats...)

Nick60 wrote:

Scratch is not a programming language.

Why not?

Wikipedia wrote:

A programming language is a machine-readable artificial language designed to express computations that can be performed by a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that specify the behavior of a machine, to express algorithms precisely, or as a mode of human communication.

If you can get your hands on Flash, I would say it's definitely worth the time to learn Actionscript 2.0, and eventually, 3.0. Flash is visual, powerful, cross-platform, easily distributed, and fun as heck.

Nick60 wrote:

Scratch is not a programming language.   C++ is a good language as well as Java.

They are, but too hard. I am looking for something a bit easier.

fullmoon wrote:

Nick60 wrote:

Scratch is not a programming language.

Why not?

Wikipedia wrote:

A programming language is a machine-readable artificial language designed to express computations that can be performed by a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that specify the behavior of a machine, to express algorithms precisely, or as a mode of human communication.

If you can get your hands on Flash, I would say it's definitely worth the time to learn Actionscript 2.0, and eventually, 3.0. Flash is visual, powerful, cross-platform, easily distributed, and fun as heck.

A programing language is compiled, meaning It is turned into
machine code, or just 0's and 1's, and executed. A scripting language, which is what scratch is, Is interpreted, or converted into machine code, executed in real time, by a program(I.E Like Scratch . (Machine code is the only true programming language a computer can understand. All programs must be converted to machine code to run.)
@fullmoon: I would love it, but just wayyyy too much money.

Last edited by AlanProjects (2009-01-15 22:46:16)

Try AppleScript. It's text-based, but still easy. Example:


display dialog "Scratch Rules" buttons {"OK"}
set var1 to 6

if var1 is 6
display dialog "I just set a variable to 6!" buttons {"OK"}


I'm pretty sure thats right, I don't use AS too much.

EveningSage wrote:

I have basic skills in both C++ and in Java and they both use the same basic things as Scratch so Scratch can really give you a great headstart into both of those Languages.

I'll try ruby then C++. I don't really like java. I'm not that familiar with C++, but its supposed to be very powerful, so i'll try it. Thanks!

iPhone App Development (XCode, C++, C)

I would go with JavaScript as you can write really useful programs with it and put them on a webpage for all to use without much trouble (you do not need a server). If you want to follow the scratch paradigm - starlogo is from MIT and has block programming to let you create 3D worlds. For real life OOP programming I like C# but at universities most people learn on Java.

Objective-C. It's not super difficult to learn and you can make money off of it by making iphone apps......