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its the First time i try to help with an Open source project so i need more help <BR><br><BR><br><BR><br><BR><div>> To: ahmed_nematallah@hotmail.com<br>> Subject: Re: C\C++ & SDL<br>> From: pgf@laptop.org<br>> CC: devel@lists.laptop.org<br>> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 12:31:06 -0400<br>> <br>> mustafa wrote:<br>> > <br>> > Hi<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > well children can learn all those stuff at school but programming<br>> > must be done on a computer and as technology affects our life more<br>> > more people must learn programming, searching, word processing,<br>> > etc.....<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > please tell me about those activity IDEs and how to compile with<br>> > them on OLPC and can a simple child easily get and use them<br>> <br>> Etoys, TurtleArt, Scratch, and Pippy are the activities i was referring<br>> to. i'm sure you can find more information on them
on your own.<br>> <br>> > <br>> > and about physics if more people know how to program OLPC XOs<br>> > teachers (and maybe physics experts) can help program physics stuff<br>> <br>> Physics, like most Sugar activities, is written in python.<br>> <br>> > and we can do both things just some people can improve physics<br>> > things while others increase support for programming languages<br>> <br>> you seem to feel that increased support for programming education<br>> on the XO is extremely important. i heartily recommend that you<br>> get involved, and help create what it is you think is needed.<br>> <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > BTW I love physics and i think it should be better (it's more<br>> > important than literature and unimportant stuff like that)<br>> <br>> i confess, with comment like that i'm starting to suspect you of being<br>> a troll.<br>> <br>> paul<br>> <br>&g
t; > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > > To: ahmed_nematallah@hotmail.com<br>> > > Subject: Re: C\C++ & SDL<br>> > > From: pgf@laptop.org<br>> > > CC: devel@lists.laptop.org<br>> > > Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 10:43:56 -0400<br>> > > <br>> > > mustafa wrote:<br>> > > > <br>> > > > a C++, python, C, Java, vala, Scala, (maybe C# too) ide with a<br>> > > > couple of tuts for each language bundled with the OLPC XO will be<br>> > > > great so kids can learn programming<br>> > > <br>> > > contrary to what some believe, the goal of the XO, and the OLPC<br>> > > project overall, is not to teach kids programming. the goal is to<br>> > > help kids learn _lots_ of things -- programming, and familiarity with<br>> > > computing, is one small part of an education that includes le
arning to<br>> > > read, to write, to do math, to understand geography, or astronomy, or<br>> > > biology, or..., or..., or...<br>> > > <br>> > > the XO already support 4 (to my knowledge) programming environments as<br>> > > Activities, and as others have said, more languages (C++, java,<br>> > > whatever) are readily installable, if not under sugar. i'd rather see<br>> > > Physics, for instance, become better suited as an instructional tool<br>> > > than support for more computer languages.<br>> > > <br>> > > paul<br>> > > =---------------------<br>> > > paul fox, pgf@laptop.org<br>> > <br>> =---------------------<br>> paul fox, pgf@laptop.org<br></div> </div></body>
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