Scratch

Try greenfoot. It uses java but its easier.

any other advice??

I've heard Lua is a simple, typed programming language. Although I can't seem to learn it well, maybe because I have a bad, usually full memory.

EDIT: You could also try StarLogo TNG, or Alice. They're basically Scratch, but 3D, which makes it a bit more complex.

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Hobbs1100 wrote:

I was looking into the iPhone SDK, but I doubt I could do it. Archmage, have you looked into that at all?

I have been trying.. it seems a bit complex and I think apple wont let very many people make tutorials... After about a month of searching I found this http://icodeblog.com/category/iphone-programming-tutorials/
which has some pretty good tutorials.. but one of them isnt finished...
I wish I could just find a book on how to make stuff in xcode lol...

I would go for ruby. Java is pretty confusing, and Flash is awesome but a $700 price tag is wayyyyyyyy overpriced.  Ruby is simple but powerful, and a great introduction to Object-Oriented programming languages. I'm making my first game/cool thing already in ruby. As for C++, I wouldn't consider it a "Beginning programming language".

My uncle recommends Smalltalk, the language Scratch is written in. Plus, then you get to mess around in the source code!! W00T!!

big-bang wrote:

My uncle recommends Smalltalk, the language Scratch is written in. Plus, then you get to mess around in the source code!! W00T!!

Its written in squeak, which is based on Smalltalk, but not the same.

blahdeblah wrote:

Well, Visual Basic is pretty simple once you get the hang of it :p
offers a lot of control too, and lots of help and how-tos...it's pretty easy to start making basic apps

I agree...it's maybe not the most elegant language out there but if you just want to throw a few widgets together and actually build a small application without writting a thousand lines of code, it's hard to beat.  Plus, it's used as the macro language for the Office suite of products Word/Excel/Access so it can be very helpful in automating those products.

pygame is worth a look.  http://www.pygame.org
lots of tutorials and a good community.

ming looks interesting too.  It lets you generate a flash program from python, ruby, or several other languages, and it's free.  There are some cool examples here:
http://www.gazbming.com/.

I think it would be really cool if someone made a scratch module for either one of these systems that would let you program in a familiar way.  I'm not talking about a point-a-click system, but rather a set of functions you could call that work like the scratch blocks.  If I had more time I might give it a try.

archmage wrote:

It depends on what you wanna program. If you want to program visual scratch type projects then the way to go would be either flash or java.

I agree, but the problem is Flash is REALLY expensive, I think around $700!

HTML, Ruby, Lua, or ALice

AlanProjects wrote:

big-bang wrote:

My uncle recommends Smalltalk, the language Scratch is written in. Plus, then you get to mess around in the source code!! W00T!!

Its written in squeak, which is based on Smalltalk, but not the same.

Squeak IS smalltalk.

Maybe HTML, oh, Javascript is FUN, php. good website languages. If you want to make applications, visual basic. oh, and chipmunk BASIC is quite unique.