Really takes me back to when I started programming with Click-and-play.
Damn, those where the days.
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> Från: Artem Baguinski <artm_at_v2.nl>
> Till: Fluxus List <fluxus_at_pawfal.org>
> Ämne: [Fluxus] ms research: boku
> Datum: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:54:49 +0100
>
> hi
>
> just heard interview with Microsoft researcher Matthew MacLaurin about
> Boku - visual programming language for kids, sort of game engine
> visual Logo. very cute screenshots, and sounds like a perfect language
> for live coding:
>
> QUOTE
>
> Boku is designed to eliminate the extraneous housekeeping of
> programming, and deliver to kids the head-rush of solving a problem
> and seeing a program work. There are no possible syntax errors; the
> only programs it's possible to create are correct ones. Programs can
> run quickly after they're created.
>
> UNQUOTE
>
> look at
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boku_%28software%29
>
> but don't read it, follow the links at the bottom to pages with
> screenshots, because those show the language better then text mockups.
>
> and another cute quote:
>
> QUOTE
>
> He projected a screenshot of the Commodore, with its tiny memory, and
> monochrome display with a black background, which, he said, signified
> infinite possibility. He singled out the blinking cursor for
> particular affection.
>
> "It's like your dog waiting for you at the end of the day, saying,
> 'C'mon, I've been waiting for you all day! Let's play! Let's write
> some code!'" MacLaurin said.
>
> UNQUOTE
>
> awwww (^_^)
>
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