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Will Every Xbox Be a Dev Kit?
jfruh writes There were a lot of rumored features of the Xbox One that vanished after public outcry — that it would need an always-on Internet connection, for instance. But another rumor from that era was that every Xbox One sold would include a dev kit that would allow anyone to create games — and it looks like this is one dream that might be coming true soon.
We both know what all you typed means.... but to the layperson who has no previous experience in computer programming, that explanation is way too much too soon.
it's great that there is choice, but a lot of newbies need handholding, focus, and detailed explanations.
Throw newbies in the deep end too soon and all you'll get is a situation analogous to a crying 4 year old who can't figure out why a university professor is angry at him for not understanding calculus.
I remember the Commodore "Introduction to BASIC" series. Sometimes a more focused and hand-holding approach is all that's needed to spark the person's interest and build their confidence so that they seek out more detailed information and harder challenges. ;)
READY.
PRINT ""+-0
People were learning to program in Microsoft BASIC interpreters included before 1984. This means before Macintosh (the commercialization of ideas Apple bought from Xerox) and GNU existed. If you've ever keyed something like this into an 8-bit home computer, it was more likely than not in Applesoft on the Apple II or another Microsoft BASIC.
(In the line number era, BASIC string variable namess ended with $.)
What the fuck is a div? where did that document.this_function().that_stuff got declared?
How come that this html file works as well :
Hello World
Yea there are probably a lot of crappy tutorials on the internet, but there's no thick paper manual that came with the computer (CBM 64, Apple II, Amstrad CPC..) or a comprehensive help file integrated to the web browser (like in QBASIC) to explain all that crap in a friendly, up to date way.
All I'm seeing is a blank page experience and a hello world.. It's like saying anyone can be a dev and make little games, because there's notepad and the Windows Scripting Host.