Personally, I would start them off with html to get used to syntax rules, then introduce javascript since it will run without needing to be put on a server or run through apache or anything. Then maybe use AutoIt as this is, by default, a GUI-oriented language instead of command line. After that start specializing; cpp, java, whatever, but the other three should slowly build up from basic syntax that is rather forgiving to a simple yet powerful language that gives you dialogs and all that. This is my own opinion, but I am rather new to programming (about four years or so) and I taught myself html and js, plus autoIt and some cpp, online and through books; it may be different in a classroom situation.
Have a great day, Alex
----- Original Message ----- From: Jared Stofflett <stofflet@xxxxxxx To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:17:19 -0400 Subject: teaching a totally blind person to program
I learned to program on a braille lite using basic so my
experience
isn't helpful in this instance. What would you recommend to
teach a
blind person the basics of programming assuming they have no
commandline
experience? I'm thinking staying away from overly complex ides
like
Visual Studio and possibly Eclipse is a good way to go but then
that
brings you back to the commandline which I'd like to avoid to
start
with. Thanks for any suggestions. __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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