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<div>I found that my daughters had a lot of questions when they went through the tutorial at <a href="http://try-racket.org/">http://try-racket.org/</a> - what’s a function? What’s a binding? Lambda? Lexical scope? </div>
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<div>So, I thought I’d create an alternative to try-racket - for kids ages 12 and up, give or take.</div>
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<div>With that in mind, I forked <a href="https://github.com/jarcane/try-racket">https://github.com/jarcane/try-racket</a>, applied a new design, and added:</div>
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<div>* the bootstrap js framework</div>
<div>* the ability to clear and reset the console (doesn’t clear pictures yet)</div>
<div>* multi-line entries in the console - auto indents at 2 spaces (needs more work)</div>
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<div>I also removed “context” from the error messages - to keep the errors short and sweet.</div>
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<div>It’s very much a work in progress, but you can see it here: <a href="http://trycode.io/">http://trycode.io/</a>
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<div>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…</div>
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<div>Another idea is to write a simple, text-based game; though it lacks the instant gratification of a picture appearing in the console.</div>
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<div>Any ideas/feedback?</div>
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<div>Anyone want to pitch in? :)</div>
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<a href="https://github.com/arguello/trycode.io">https://github.com/arguello/trycode.io</a><br>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Floyd</div>
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