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Geek Culture / KPL - Kids Programming Language

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Phaelax
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 10:29
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This was just sort of a random find on google.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/coolapplications/kpl/default.aspx


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Lukas W
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 10:37
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i was going to learn this, but then i found vC++ 2005
currently trying to get Ogre to run

my forum - still in development
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BatVink
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 12:02 Edited at: 27th Apr 2006 12:02
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I don't think it's any easier than DarkBASIC, and far less functional in terms of game-writing. For children starting out in programming, it's too complex.

I looked at this, and now I've started teaching my 9-year old with DB Pro.



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Jeku
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 20:15
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And I don't believe you can compile your program to executable, or perhaps that was an older version.


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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 20:20
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I've taught my 6 year old brother how to use DbPro, which he gets the basics of. This KPL... I don't really understand it.


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IanM
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 20:41
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It doesn't look like you can create executables directly, but with this:

Quote: "C# and VB.NET code can be generated from the KPL source with a button click"


and the fact that the express compilers are now freely available, it might be possible to create an exe. I think I'll have a play, just for fun

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Jeku
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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 21:08
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Quote: "This KPL... I don't really understand it."


Because I think it matches C++/C# more--- it's not a BASIC variant right?


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Posted: 27th Apr 2006 22:40
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Calling this "Koding4Fun" would have been a much smarter marketing move than using "Coding".

Fools.


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Phaelax
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Posted: 28th Apr 2006 10:04
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Quote: "Because I think it matches C++/C# more--- it's not a BASIC variant right?"


Quote: "KPL's language is modeled on the simplicity and readability of BASIC"


The difference though, is KPL is not strictly procedural.

Looking at the syntax, I thought it was quite easy to understand.


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Three Score
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Posted: 30th Apr 2006 19:38
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less of a basic but maybe it could use structs fully and use pointers fully

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Mikey P
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Posted: 30th Apr 2006 21:51
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Quote: "Calling this "Koding4Fun" would have been a much smarter marketing move than using "Coding". "


Coding4Fun is also aimed at hobbiest coders as well as children with the KPL... Personally, I would rather they kept the Coding4Fun name, to me, it sounds nicer

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