2. learned to program because it was easy to play, and you didn't have to figure out an IDE or a java class. what exists like that today?

May 11, 2014 · 3:26 AM UTC

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@sama take a look at @koding. A full blown software development platform in the cloud. Simple to start hacking away at anything.
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@sama the robot turtles board game from @danshapiro
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@sama Not Python (have to install). JavaScript. Everyone has a browser!
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@sama arduino
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@sama JS in browser’s console.
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@sama chk out MIT scratch. Visual game coding.
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@sama scratch.mit.edu, python, html/CSS/JavaScript combo are probably modern equivalents.
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@sama we're working on it :)
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@sama Scratch is the closest I can think of.
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@sama javascript.