--- David Alan Black <dblack / candle.superlink.net>
wrote:
> Hello --
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Jimmy Thrasher wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm considering teaching a young person
> (13-year-old) how to program using
> > Ruby.  Has anybody tried to do this?  Are there
> any resources?  I remember
> > when Python was new there were people discussing
> how they were teaching
> > their children how to program, so if any of you
> have done that, it would be
> > a great resource to me.
> 
> Have a look at Pete McBreen's RubyConf presentation.
>  He talked about
> that.  Hmmm... I don't have the Web address handy,
> but Chad Fowler
> posted it here some time yesterday.  Nor am I sure
> how much child-
> related material made it to the Web version, but
> have a look and see.
> 

I didn't post it yet.  I only posted a description of
it along with a picture of it.  I'm still waiting for
OOPSLA to end to get all of the conference
presentations posted.

There was definitely much discussion on this topic at
RubyConf.

Chad


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