Looks good to me, I just hope that some beginners arrive and start using it...
(...or I'm gonna be in big trouble!)
It'll need something there first..
I thought simple examples were wanted for the currently empty Beginners Forum.cogier wrote: ↑Saturday 9th January 2021 3:50pm Hi Bruce,
If you have anything educational I am happy to add them in the Wordpress area. Have a look at Gerry's book which is complete with example programs. These could then be pointed to on the forum. You can email me at admin AT gambas DOT one.
Ideally we want beginners to ask questions on the Beginners sub-forum, and I thought we were going to change 'Did You Know?' into a series of simple 'Tips & Tricks'BruceSteers wrote: ↑Saturday 9th January 2021 10:03pm ...I thought simple examples were wanted for the currently empty Beginners Forum.
Maybe i misunderstood?...
Visual Basic and Gambas was my self-taught language, while Python was the first I took formal instruction in (followed by JavaScript and C++). You can argue until the chickens roost about the syntax differences, but for me what keeps me using Gambas is the IDE and the form designer. There really is nothing else like it on Linux with the possible exception of Lazarus, and while I think starting off with command line is not bad per say, it is a really nice thing to maintain interest to able to produce graphical programs easily.stevedee wrote: ↑Tuesday 29th December 2020 10:56amUnfortunately the chosen language was Python. This acted like a big OFF switch to the vast majority of 11-16 year olds. I feel that they would have retained the interest of more students by teaching a visual language like VB or Gambas. Obviously I have no axe-to-grind regarding Python Vs Gambas (I look around and see at least 3 internet radios I've built using Python). But Python is not a good language for youngsters to be confronted with as a first language.