> This seems like a good method for teaching programming in general and for
> teaching the Java programming language specifically.  So I'm thinking...
> what about a version that would teach Ruby programming: RubyBot (or some
> such), or if you didn't want just a simple shoot-em-up game you could make
> something like a simulated ecosystem (RubyBio) where you can create
> different types of creatures and see how they survive.
>
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>
> Phil
>

Phil,

As a relatively inexperienced Ruby hacker I'm sorry that I can't hlep on
this, but I think
it's a fantastic idea. Everybody loves a challenge and this is a great way
to learn OOP
and have fun doing it. I hope someone can port this to Ruby, because I think
a practical
(ok, semi-practical) application like this will help folks get chummy with
the Ruby language
in a non-textbook, fun sort of way.

My $.02