[BNM] [ot] oh dear...

[andrew holway]

+1 for diving right in

Theory sucks. The ones who will be any good at it shouldn't need
teaching the theory till later anyway.

On 02/09/07, Nick Taylor <nick at tangerineworks.com> wrote:
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> You reckon?
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> I'd dive straight in with something that captures their interest (eg: a
> daft game or something) and then deal with the theory afterwards.
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> > The express stuff if first rate, but I think there is some sensible theory
> > that can be done before letting newbies loose with an IDE.
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> > Input, Output, Variables, Sequence, Conditions, Iteration, Persistence.
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> > Paul /)/+)
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> > On 31/08/07, Martyn Fagg <lists at muphi.com> wrote:
> >>> Seriously though, don't microsoft do freebie stripped down versions of
> >>> visual studio?
> >> Yep, look for the Visual Express tools.
> >> e.g.
> >> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa718406.aspx
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