Forty Years of LOGO

SoyChemist writes "Forty years ago, LOGO, a derivative of LISP, was born. Several years later, it became the cornerstone of educational software that simultaneously taught geometry and how to think like a coder. With a plethora of high-end educational software packages to choose from, each with flashy multimedia and trademarked characters, parents and teachers may find the humble turtle a bit outdated. Thankfully, several LOGO programs are available for free through a variety of websites, but perhaps 3D programming environments like Alice will be the wave of the future."

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Re:lopgo vs python

[Frosty Piss]

My son tried logo, because his school had it and thought it would be instructive for the more able students. He was utterly bored, and is now learning python in his own time.

Logo was good, but...

So really, LOGO wasn't all that "good". Why then does it have a "following"? Is it just one of those "touchy/feely" ideas that where hatched as a way to "enlighten" the world, but ultimately fail the "any shred of practical use" test? Like the $100 Laptop that is in fact a crippled toy?