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Re: Show HN: A Forth-inspired game to teach kids programming

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I like the principle, but sorry to be neg, but the execution is awful. Stacks don't slide sideways. They pop and push and operate. That's what you should animate, the actions . Having the operator in the top left is very odd. What's that number for? The speed of the animation. Why bother, it is meaningless.

for my daughter slowing down the animation was very useful, having time to watch each operation happen helped her understand

Re: Show HN: A Forth-inspired game to teach kids programming

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Yeah, this is weird, my son loves games, and he would be frustrated quick with no instructions or hovers on action buttons. No idea what the point of this game is, what the rules are, how to score points, why somthing is right or wrong. You need to improve the experience here.
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