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By mitchp
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Published: Jun 22 2010 / 16:48

Why Johnny can't code
BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.
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jeffb replied ago:

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The Scratch project at MIT is designed to help kids understand how to program.

http://scratch.mit.edu

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sproketboy replied ago:

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Also Alice is good. http://www.alice.org/

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John Rockefeller replied ago:

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The problem with these two alternatives is that they are not BASIC... What the world needs is a computer for kids that when you turn it on goes right to BASIC just like the old days. Give them the blank canvas we had!

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