On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 11:52 AM Nicholas H.Tollervey <
ntoll@ntoll.org> wrote:
On 03/07/18 15:27, Andre Roberge wrote:
> * Mu (https://codewith.mu/). Primarily intended for young learners and
> hobbyists.
Nope.
I'm the author of Mu. It's for beginner programmers of all levels (as it
says so on the website). Beginner programmer is a "stage" not an age. ;-)
I do agree with what you write ... but, at the same time, I've been struggling to define appropriate categories. Some software can be designed for use by (young) adult beginners but not for young children. (For example: anything that will rely heavily on word menus ... say, like Microsoft Word.) I'm using the term hobbyists for this category. Other software can be designed to be used by young children. I did not see Mu being designed to be used in a CS 101 type of course. Perhaps I am wrong and should simply think of the target audience as "everyone" like I did for IDLE.... ?
André
The design reflects feedback given to the Raspberry Pi Foundation's
education team, extensive UX and feedback from both beginner programmers
and teachers.
Thanks,
N.
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