So, HTML is a great possibility... Just think, if she learned JavaScript or PHP (et al), she would (for the most part) need to know some HTML to get at least the very basic output formatting... Plus, the other definite positive to HTML is that it is almost instantly deployable (and if you get PHP or what-have-you, it requires no compilation, just a simple Apache/PHP setup on the computer which is fairly easy to set up).
However, there are other, more creative, less boring for a grandma, ways to learn programming or at least how to instruct a computer. Take a look at simple game creators such as the Official Hamster Republic RPG Creation Engine (http://www.hamsterrepublic.com/). It's a simple DOS-based application that requires very little programming to get some kind of action, and really allows for the creator to develop a story with some complexity behind it (or it can be as simple as she wants it to be).
If you don't like that idea, there's always Basic or even Perl or Command-Line PHP (or Python, Ruby, etc etc etc).
Good luck, I hope to hear how this turns out! Haha.
Matt
My favorite underappreciated movie is actually a freaky French movie called City of the Lost Children. Very cool!
Oh, any my second favorite is the Jesus movie.:)
Where on earth is the site?
And what is he talking about not having to have OSes? They are the basic part of the computer. Well, not the most basic. A computer without an OS running a program is just a dedicated peice of (probably) embedded software, or something.
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So, HTML is a great possibility... Just think, if she learned JavaScript or PHP (et al), she would (for the most part) need to know some HTML to get at least the very basic output formatting... Plus, the other definite positive to HTML is that it is almost instantly deployable (and if you get PHP or what-have-you, it requires no compilation, just a simple Apache/PHP setup on the computer which is fairly easy to set up). However, there are other, more creative, less boring for a grandma, ways to learn programming or at least how to instruct a computer. Take a look at simple game creators such as the Official Hamster Republic RPG Creation Engine (http://www.hamsterrepublic.com/). It's a simple DOS-based application that requires very little programming to get some kind of action, and really allows for the creator to develop a story with some complexity behind it (or it can be as simple as she wants it to be). If you don't like that idea, there's always Basic or even Perl or Command-Line PHP (or Python, Ruby, etc etc etc). Good luck, I hope to hear how this turns out! Haha. Matt
I just wish Bravo would show the movie again!
My favorite underappreciated movie is actually a freaky French movie called City of the Lost Children. Very cool! Oh, any my second favorite is the Jesus movie. :)
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Where on earth is the site? And what is he talking about not having to have OSes? They are the basic part of the computer. Well, not the most basic. A computer without an OS running a program is just a dedicated peice of (probably) embedded software, or something.