I've already decided. I'll give my children a choice between UCB Logo under Linux, or Common Lisp, REALBasic or Logo on the Macintosh. (if they choose REALBasic, I'll take it as a comment on my lack of child rearing skills). but first, my children will learn English, because the language of programming is English (first they'll have to learn Norwegian, because that's what we speak in this country). then they'll have to be around a lot of people, to learn to listen and understand others, because that's a prerequisite in almost any programming project. if they turn out not wanting to be programmers, that's OK: I would like them to program because it is a nice way to learn to think - that means that just any programming language is not OK, it should be one that alllows representations of abstractions, and preferably also to guide. Common Lisp + LEGO Mindstorms is what I'd really like to have.
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I've already decided. I'll give my children a choice between UCB Logo under Linux, or Common Lisp, REALBasic or Logo on the Macintosh. (if they choose REALBasic, I'll take it as a comment on my lack of child rearing skills). but first, my children will learn English, because the language of programming is English (first they'll have to learn Norwegian, because that's what we speak in this country). then they'll have to be around a lot of people, to learn to listen and understand others, because that's a prerequisite in almost any programming project. if they turn out not wanting to be programmers, that's OK: I would like them to program because it is a nice way to learn to think - that means that just any programming language is not OK, it should be one that alllows representations of abstractions, and preferably also to guide. Common Lisp + LEGO Mindstorms is what I'd really like to have.