Re: Programming or computer science for kids

Karl,

> New book for kids, Lauren Ipsum, under development here
> 
> http://carlos.bueno.org/
> 
> Seems interesting and I quite enjoyed reading the sample chapter.

There is another sample at

http://carlos.bueno.org/2011/01/tortoise.html

The Tortoise would only be right if you could have a string with half an
atom, which isn't the case :-)

I wonder about all the background information woven into a story that is
meant to be a first introduction to the subject. The best children's
stories have stuff that the adults can appreciate but the intended
audience doesn't get, but this is on a completely different scale. Take
a look at a similar (very short) story I wrote for a very specific
audience and how much it ruined when you need the explanations at the
end (not part of the original):

http://www.merlintec.com/lsi/stories/deadlocks.html

-- Jecel