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#1 2010-11-22 15:17:49

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Other programming languages?

I know there are lots of other programming languages like C, squeak, etc, but are there any other ones for kids?

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#2 2010-11-22 15:20:48

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Re: Other programming languages?

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

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#3 2010-11-22 15:24:07

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Re: Other programming languages?

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

Alice is really limited.  I tried it and do not suggest it.  You can't make your own sprites, and making events is more difficult than in scratch.  The only plus is 3D.


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#4 2010-11-22 15:30:10

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Re: Other programming languages?

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

Do. Not. Use. Alice.

It's for animations, nothing else.


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#5 2010-11-22 15:30:16

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Re: Other programming languages?

how bout Small Basic? thats what i started in!

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#6 2010-11-22 15:38:43

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Re: Other programming languages?

Try VB express, it is free and easy to learn. Or you could try applying for stencyl.


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#7 2010-11-22 15:45:04

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Re: Other programming languages?

Thanks everyone, I'll see what I can do.  wink

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#8 2010-11-22 15:46:30

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Re: Other programming languages?

html, python,

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#9 2010-11-22 16:16:26

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Re: Other programming languages?

Once you can seriously understand Scratch, it really depends on what you want to do.

I occasionally program in Objective-C.  big_smile


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#10 2010-11-22 16:38:23

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Re: Other programming languages?

Kileymeister wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

Alice is really limited.  I tried it and do not suggest it.  You can't make your own sprites, and making events is more difficult than in scratch.  The only plus is 3D.

yeah. i tried to animate in alice for a school project and it wouldn't convert the file so i could put it in windows movie maker. it's very confunsing too. i deleted it  tongue


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#11 2010-11-22 18:32:40

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Re: Other programming languages?

Hackety hack is an awesome coding tool for kids
https://github.com/hacketyhack/hacketyhack

If you get good enough you can create professional looking programs. Its far more capable than Scratch but takes some time to learn.


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#12 2010-11-22 18:47:57

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Re: Other programming languages?

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

Yeah, I've used it, and Alice 3 is even more complicated. I just stick with Alice 2.2, even though it's hard to use.

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#13 2010-11-22 18:50:14

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Re: Other programming languages?

Scratchthatguys wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

Yeah, I've used it, and Alice 3 is even more complicated. I just stick with Alice 2.2, even though it's hard to use.

Alice is very hard to make anything but animations with. It also is very limited about things you can do with it.


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#14 2010-11-22 19:36:56

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Re: Other programming languages?

V82 wrote:

Scratchthatguys wrote:

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

I heard something about a program called Alice. But it looks weird.

Yeah, I've used it, and Alice 3 is even more complicated. I just stick with Alice 2.2, even though it's hard to use.

Alice is very hard to make anything but animations with. It also is very limited about things you can do with it.

I've made a game with trap doors and rotating bookcases before.
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#15 2010-11-22 20:24:04

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Re: Other programming languages?

I just suggest Just Basic and move up

Like this:

Scratch
Just Basic
Programming new blocks in Scratch
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#16 2010-12-01 16:27:53

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Re: Other programming languages?

yes heres a good starter one, its called python. try it out its real fun.

heres a link to its website: http://python.org/

once you instal it try opening a new window on it and type this in:

import random

number = random.randint(1, 10)
print "Im thinking of a number between 1 and 10."
guess = raw_input("Can you guess it? ")

if guess == number:
    print "Yes that was the correct number!"

elif guess != number:
    print "Nope that was the wrong number. The correct number was", number, "."

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#17 2010-12-01 16:49:48

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Re: Other programming languages?

Try Panther

Has more stuff than Scratch

I have made a few things in there

Learn about it here


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#18 2010-12-02 11:20:32

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Re: Other programming languages?

GlitchSprite wrote:

Try Panther

Has more stuff than Scratch

I have made a few things in there

Learn about it here

Tried already, but thanks! big_smile

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#19 2010-12-02 11:53:07

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Re: Other programming languages?

If you're looking for an animation program that's basic, and cheap, maybe give 2Simple2Animate a try. Okay, it's animation at it's most basic, but it's worth a try for £5. I made some reasonable stuff in there.
I'd also recommend Panther for games programming. It's a Scratch Mod, so you don't need to acquire any new skills. Really easy, just with more blocks.  smile


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#20 2010-12-02 12:53:02

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Re: Other programming languages?

Python! also java makes a suprising amount of sense it's free and powerful!
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#21 2010-12-02 13:04:07

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Re: Other programming languages?

Stencyl is going public in january.


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#22 2010-12-02 13:39:31

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Re: Other programming languages?

juststickman wrote:

Stencyl is going public in january.

Sounds cool!


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#23 2010-12-02 20:03:50

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Re: Other programming languages?

Visual Basic 6 is the best programming language along side with Scratch.


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#24 2010-12-03 07:55:56

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Re: Other programming languages?

Try C++ wiv Dark GDK or XNA


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#25 2010-12-03 08:02:57

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Re: Other programming languages?

IDK about for kids, but I'm learning Vbasic and Vc++
Visual is good because you can add components without coding everything, but you can probably code them too.

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