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[thomas knoll]

Atanas,

I agree with everything you said.

But this time just go take a peek at hacketyhack.

Don't think to hard, just take a peek at it.

And then find me an intro to python site that *looks* half as
interesting as that one.

I'm cheering for python here. I can't wait until I know enough python
to start writing tutorials and developing how-to-program-in-python
websites. But I don't yet. If one of you beat me to it, please
consider making python *look* exciting to learn.

gratia vobis et pax,
TK

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On 6/14/07, Atanas Radenski <radenski at studypack.com> wrote:
>
>
> Quoting thomas knoll <tk at dydimustk.com>:
> > take a peek at http://hacketyhack.net/
>
> I peeked at hacketyhack.net, and this is what I saw:
>
> ===>>> Copy and paste from http://hacketyhack.net/ >>>
>
> YOUR FIRST PROGRAM
>
> One of Hackety Hack's sincere pledges is to make the most common code
> very easy and short. Downloading an MP3 should be one line of code. A
> blog should be very few.
>
> For example, our sample blog:
>
> blog = Table("MyBlog").recent(10)
> Web.page {
>    blog.each do |entry|
>      title entry[:title]
>      puts entry[:editbox]
>    end
> }
>
> <<<===
>
> It does not seem likely that a first program like the above one can be
> understood by a 13-year old beginner - or by any beginner for that
> matter. Kids can type it, of course, and run things, but do they get a
> clue? Coding is complex and learning how to do it is complex, no
> matter what. It can be less complex or more complex but it is always
> complex.
>
> The hacketyhack.net site says: "Downloading an MP3 should be one line
> of code."
>
> Hell, I do not use any code to download an MP3. I just click a link :-)
>
> I guess, it is an interesting site, anyway. Thank you for pointing to
> it. But things cannot be this easy as they claim - like they are
> presented in 'eat all you want and loose weight' commercials.
>
> Atanas
> --
> Atanas Radenski
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> mailto:radenski at chapman.edu     http://www1.chapman.edu/~radenski
>
> Quoting thomas knoll <tk at dydimustk.com>:
>
> > Psst...
> >
> > By the way, If python doesn't step it up in this area, all the kiddies
> > are going to start learning Ruby on Rails *not that there's anything
> > wrong with that*. But Why is kicking butt and taking names when it
> > comes to making programing easy to learn. If you don't believe me, go
> > take a peek at http://hacketyhack.net/
> >
> > gratia vobis et pax,
> > TK
> >
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> >
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