[racket] try-racket alternative

This is really nicely done! I hope your daughters are enjoying Racket
as well. :)

Sam

On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Floyd Arguello
<floyd.arguello at gmail.com> wrote:
> I found that my daughters had a lot of questions when they went through the
> tutorial at http://try-racket.org/ - what’s a function? What’s a binding?
> Lambda? Lexical scope?
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> So, I thought I’d create an alternative to try-racket - for kids ages 12 and
> up, give or take.
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> With that in mind, I forked https://github.com/jarcane/try-racket, applied a
> new design, and added:
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> * the bootstrap js framework
> * the ability to clear and reset the console (doesn’t clear pictures yet)
> * multi-line entries in the console - auto indents at 2 spaces (needs more
> work)
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> I also removed “context” from the error messages - to keep the errors short
> and sweet.
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> It’s very much a work in progress, but you can see it here:
> http://trycode.io/
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> As for the content, one idea is to rewrite the tutorial for a younger, less
> experienced crowd, and use the “info” box in the lower left to provide
> additional information, terminology, context, etc…
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> Another idea is to write a simple, text-based game; though it lacks the
> instant gratification of a picture appearing in the console.
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> Any ideas/feedback?
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> Anyone want to pitch in? :)
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> https://github.com/arguello/trycode.io
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> Thanks,
> Floyd
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