Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
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Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#2Ah, this brings back memories from my childhood. The first programming language I ever used was Logo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language). This was sometime back in 2002-2003 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had very basic PCs in my school, many of which were purely DOS based.
This is a great tool to teach kids programming!
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#3Ah, this brings back memories from my childhood. The first programming language I ever used was Logo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) . This was sometime back in 2002-2003 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had very basic PCs in my school, many of which were purely DOS based. This is a great tool to teach kids programming!
I remember the turtle game, as well as lego logo. It must have been something like 1991.
The teachers at my school were just completely clueless at teaching programming or anything to do with computers. We would just run through work sheets that told you what to type. Hardly anyone got any real instruction. It wasn't until DOOM came out that I got motivated to self-teach.
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#4Ah, this brings back memories from my childhood. The first programming language I ever used was Logo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) . This was sometime back in 2002-2003 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had very basic PCs in my school, many of which were purely DOS based. This is a great tool to teach kids programming!
Logo was I think the second language I learned after Commodore Basic but the on the C64. The third was probably Gary Kitchen's Game Maker scripting. This was all mid 80s. Logo though did feel transformative to me.
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#5Ah, this brings back memories from my childhood. The first programming language I ever used was Logo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) . This was sometime back in 2002-2003 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had very basic PCs in my school, many of which were purely DOS based. This is a great tool to teach kids programming!
Python has turtle graphics:
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#6I was looking to file some issues with the project but couldn't find a repo. Guess I'm too used to expecting things to be open source.
Anyway, I'm hoping the authors see this. I tried Shelly for a while and here's what I think:
1. The tutorial needs background. Its text displayed over more text and that's tough to read. For the first point in the tutorial, I couldn't locate where it was visually and had to carefully read what the various parts of the screen were saying.
2. Make the editor stop complaining while I'm writing something. Its too aggressive and made me immediately think of https://i.redd.it/nygb741tho951.gif.
Overall, I like the concept. I'd have wished the syntax was more like javascript so someone learning this could more easily translate their skills to other parts of the web, but I guess we have to compromise that for the nostalgia and simple commands like `right 90` etc. I love this!
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#7Ah, this brings back memories from my childhood. The first programming language I ever used was Logo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) . This was sometime back in 2002-2003 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had very basic PCs in my school, many of which were purely DOS based. This is a great tool to teach kids programming!
It was my first programming language as well, here in India. Around 1996s had it in school.
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#8I was looking to file some issues with the project but couldn't find a repo. Guess I'm too used to expecting things to be open source. Anyway, I'm hoping the authors see this. I tried Shelly for a while and here's what I think: 1. The tutorial needs background. Its text displayed over more text and that's tough to read. For the first point in the tutorial, I couldn't locate where it was visually and had to carefully…
WHERE IS THE RETURN VALUE, LEBOWSKI?
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#9Remembering my childhood. Shelly looks same as Logo. The second language that I learnt after GW-Basic at my school. Thanks to the creator. Will undoubtedly teach this language to my 8 years old nephew. :)
Re: Shelly – a programming language to draw in the browser
#10Ah, this brings back memories from my childhood. The first programming language I ever used was Logo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) . This was sometime back in 2002-2003 when I was 7 or 8 years old. We had very basic PCs in my school, many of which were purely DOS based. This is a great tool to teach kids programming!
Not only does "Shelly" reference the LOGO turtle, but LOGO itself was probably referencing Grey Walter's tortoise.