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		kokey on March 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Codakido, Lua/SDL programming environment for Kids... I like the choice of Lua and SDL, not only as a modern LOGO/BASIC alternative. I think it can go much further. I guess as a minimum you want the editor to function to the level of notepad/pico/nano, and then perhaps have helpers with regards to indenting, and after that error marking similar to that of QBASIC, and after that syntax highlighting.

gaius on March 5, 2012 [–]

You might be surprised how "modern" BBC Basic is, even today.

zem on March 5, 2012 | [–]

yeah, it had some very well-thought-out features. dijkstra notwithstanding, i am glad it was my first language.

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