[wellylug] Beginner programming languages and environments for linux

[Rob Giltrap]

Many Australian schools use BlueJ as an IDE for teaching intermediate 
age and up to develop Java programs. It's purpose built for people new 
to programming.

http://www.bluej.org/about/what.html

Haven't tried it myself, it may be a little tough for an 8 year old.

Let me know if you find anything that is good. My daughter has just 
turned 8 too!

Cheers, Rob.

Lyndsay Mountfort wrote:

>My 8-year-old daughter is asking for an introduction to programming. I'm
>interested in suggestions for what language and environment people would
>suggest, for a simple text-based quiz programme, that is easily
>available for my linux laptop. Is there a good linux basic interpreter
>that someone has experience of?
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>Thanks
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>Lyndsay
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