Re: when and why should kids learn Python?

kirby urner <[email protected]>
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> I'm disappointed at the Python community for not better supporting
> educational efforts.  Ruby seems to be surging ahead of Python in
> popularity.  This seems like a step backward to me - Python with a bit of
> Perl ugliness added back in.
>
>
I'd be interested in learning more about what the Ruby community is doing.
From where I sit, it's MIT Scratch for the littler kids, then mostly Python
for older, but still mostly extracurricular.  But that's just my niche.

Kirby

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