Daddyo
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Posts: 456 | Kids Programming Language
on Saturday, August, 11, 2007 1:41 AM
I just found this today, I think its really a great idea, and you can make cool games (samples of asteroids, missile command, etc).
Languages these days are so smeggin complicated for even professionals, that there is hardly any of the fun in casual programming anymore. This is something that can make it enjoyable again for adults too. Check it out, it's free:
http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/download.php
Get "KPL v 1.1", for free. Below that download link you can download more demos (asteroids/missile command), and copy the decompressed downloads into the "C:\Program Files\The Phrogram Company\Kids Programming Language\User Programs\Games" folder. You will see it on the right side of KPL, double click it, then just hit the green run button on KPL and your gamin, and tweaking code.
Missile command tutorial:
http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2006/11/06/999953.aspx
If you try it, let us know what you think of it. If you have things you've created, post!
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Qix77
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Posts: 2,991 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Saturday, August, 11, 2007 2:44 AM
I'm tempted to try this out. I use to program in Commodore basic back in the 80's and tried to learn programming in C ++ but never could.
If it's that easy, then I should try it out.
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Hikaru.EXE
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Posts: 1,005 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Saturday, August, 11, 2007 3:23 AM
I tried this out and it is SUPER easy to program using this. Maybe not quite as simple as HTML or BASIC, well I see it about as simple as BASIC. I like it but I'm going to stick to internet programming for now.order abortion pill http://unclejohnsprojects.com/template/default.aspx?morning-after-pill-price where to buy abortion pillwhere to buy abortion pill http://blog.bitimpulse.com/template/default.aspx?abortion-types buy abortion pill online
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Compucore
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Posts: 4,450 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Saturday, August, 11, 2007 11:33 AM
I remember seeing another one called dark basic as well similar to quickbasic in general under dos or Visual basic under MS line of programming. Then compiles as a executable afterwards. same idea as this. They are not bad to start learning. But to get into programming that is across the board on all machine it's usually C++ or was is C--. Just kkidding there is no C--. C++ is more wide spread once you know it generally and not to one specific OS. Then you can generally program under all OS's since you can change the application on a specific machine.(Meaning that you don't rely on the dependences of the OS itself.
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Dakota Bob
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Posts: 410 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Saturday, August, 11, 2007 3:01 PM
I just may have to try this out 
Is it that really to use?
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Daddyo
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Posts: 456 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Sunday, August, 12, 2007 11:41 PM
It is pretty easy, just go through a couple examples that comes with it. They seem to try to get you programming in a modern style, which is good. I would use some examples, save them with a different name, then do things like change the pictures and change how they move around the screen.
Once you've learned it, programming with a more popular language like Java or C will be easier. I dont know if it has good documentation for an introduction to the language. Also you can download a reference document of the functions you can run from http://www.k-p-l.org/Files/KPLSystemMethods.zipThere are also tutorials and stuff on the download web-page. There doesnt seem to be a F1 help.
You won't be wasting time learning it, because it is essentially the Basic language, which is still very popular (Microsoft Visual Basic for instance), and most languages resemble the way it works. I dont think you'll do true 3d games with it, but seems like you can with the $25+ versions. Otherwise writing commercial quality 3d games is way more complicated and can be discouraging for many if you jump straight into that.
Ask questions, this is what core Tron is all about isn't it?
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Cam_the_Man
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Posts: 1,747 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Monday, August, 13, 2007 9:54 AM
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Compucore
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Posts: 4,450 | Re: Kids Programming Language
on Monday, August, 13, 2007 11:08 AM
Originally I would stick with Java to start off with for programming purposes. Since Java is using C++ syntaxes to some extent when I was doing it in 2002 Which was easy breezy stuff. Since I had learned C++ in the dos days. So it was easy for me. Then going into VS C++ afterwards. Since that is popular for the windows environment. Besides you can find a lot of documentation for java and C++ in programmers heaven for that stuff. I get the emails from them all the time over here. I'll post the linke when I get a chance to for Programmers heaven. Really interesting stuff over there. And a program that can help you get documentation also. Kind of like a online database for the stuff over here too. I have the actual installation for it here soewhere for free. 
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