Programming sites for kids.
December 4, 2011 9:31 PM Subscribe
Java for children?
My 12 year-old nephew wants to learn Java programming. Can anyone recommend an site that will help him?
My 12 year-old nephew wants to learn Java programming. Can anyone recommend an site that will help him?
This was on lifehacker earlier this week. http://www.greenfoot.org/door. It might be helpful to chldren.
posted by andendau at 9:48 PM on December 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by andendau at 9:48 PM on December 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
DrJava (with an REPL!) or ProfessorJ may be useful (but ProfessorJ isn't supported anymore).
posted by Monday, stony Monday at 10:04 PM on December 4, 2011
posted by Monday, stony Monday at 10:04 PM on December 4, 2011
Depending on where he is in terms of learning programing, Processing might be a good entry point. It's actually an IDE, preprocessor and a Java library put together; it obscures some of the more complicated bits of Java syntax and focuses on visual, animated, interactive programs. It's got a pretty robust corpus of documentation, books, and examples.
posted by lantius at 11:09 PM on December 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by lantius at 11:09 PM on December 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
iTunesU has a great Java programming class by Stanford for free. I think it's called "Programming Methodologies".
posted by lohmannn at 8:41 AM on December 5, 2011
posted by lohmannn at 8:41 AM on December 5, 2011
Here it is: http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/programming-methodology/id384232896
I'm actually halfway through the course right now, and it's fantastic so far.
posted by lohmannn at 2:44 PM on December 5, 2011
I'm actually halfway through the course right now, and it's fantastic so far.
posted by lohmannn at 2:44 PM on December 5, 2011
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There are some relevant questions on stackoverflow too.
posted by jeffburdges at 9:38 PM on December 4, 2011