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by lobster
Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:20 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: UK Government: Children to be taught programming
Replies: 93
Views: 16649

Re: UK Government: Children to be taught programming

<r>self-directed learning<br/> <br/> Here is my suggested curriculum:<br/> <br/> 1. Programming: The Dark Arts<br/> Hacking: White. Grey and Black Hats<br/> <br/> 2. The Matrix has you:<br/> Create a web site, from any device<br/> Cloud tools<br/> <br/> 3. Card counting, stock market scams, programm...
by lobster
Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: BASIC - more harmful than useful?
Replies: 899
Views: 165598

Re: BASIC - more harmful than useful?

<r>And what BASIC or other future programming language will be used on Pi-Quantum processors of the future?<br/> <URL url="http://tmxxine.com/web/asq3">http://tmxxine.com/web/asq3</URL><br/> The reminiscing children of tomorrow will describing how they moved code around on their ancient touch screen...
by lobster
Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:17 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Some kind of BASIC?
Replies: 12
Views: 2912

Re: Some kind of BASIC?

Linux has a console
You can now bring home the bacon
http://www.basic-converter.org/

We have moved on from steam powered BASIC
Our kids need more informed teachers. Time for us to go back to school?
by lobster
Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:53 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Bash - Programming
Replies: 30
Views: 9714

Re: Bash - Programming

<r>Geek kids should be encouraged to learn every language that takes their fancy, even writing their own. Puppy Linux (coming to a Pi near you soon) makes extensive use of customised Bash St kids programming:<br/> <URL url="http://www.murga-linux.com/pup.....hp?t=40422">http://www.murga-linux.com/pu...
by lobster
Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:02 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: More RAM
Replies: 21
Views: 5430

Re: More RAM

<r>You don't have to trim Puppy Linux to run in ram. It was designed that way. In fact it was designed to run from SD. Now the hardware has caught up with the design.<br/> Not being trimmed means Puppy also has a full kennel load of software, browser, window manager, chat, WP, paint, structured draw...
by lobster
Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:56 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Puppy Linux
Replies: 10
Views: 2975

Re: Puppy Linux

<r>Puppy was designed to run from an SD card (just like the Rpi) . . . perhaps ahead of its time. Now we are going back to our roots.<br/> <URL url="http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM">http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM</URL><br/> Puppy has always used a multitude of techniques to keep small and efficie...
by lobster
Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:53 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Puppy linux - ARM
Replies: 16
Views: 6527

Re: Puppy linux - ARM

<r><br/> We now have sufficient developer interest to announce the Puppy ARM or PARM project which will be developed for the Raspberry Pi <E>:D</E><br/> <URL url="http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM">http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM</URL><br/> <br/> What does Puppy bring to the table?<br/> Wide experie...

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