On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:05:12 UTC, "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> wrote:

Hi Dave!

On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:20:46 UTC, Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> wrote:

Dariusz Piatkowski wrote:

Folks!

My young son is showing some interest in computer programming...what I want to
walk him through is the real basics...thus the focus on BASIC!

There used to be VisualAge for BASIC product on our platform some time back...and judging by various posts it wasn't really much of a success. However...I am looking for something that basically has a decent GUI and very
straight forward 'hello world' type program development capabilities.

I have VA for C/C++ installed here, Watcom, etc, etc...but do not want him
starting with something like C or Java...we want very simple...

Any ideas, recommendations?

Remember, 9yo is your audience...

There is always qbasic, very primitive IDE but it comes with OS/2.
If you want him to learn something more structured there are a few implementations of Pascal on OS/2 as well.

Actually...that was indeed one of the first things I tried...seeing BASIC.COM,
BASICA.COM & QBASIC.EXE caused memories of programming early Commodore64 rush through my head...LOL...problem though, on my OS2 machine, attempting to open up
a DOS window actually fails. I believe there is some kind of a problem with either the SNAP drivers and my ATI 850XT video card, or some other part of the
system.

I did my share of Pascal back in the high-school days (North America circa '87-'89) so indeed, that may be worth a try.

Then you might wanna try WDSibyl, which is Pascal and RAD just as
mentioned BASIC package.

http://wdsibyl.org

--
Allan.

It is better to close your mouth, and look like a fool,
than to open it, and remove all doubt.

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The former young son now probably is graduated in Computer Sciences,
but BASIC wasn't a restriction and it had to be simple. In general:
any of the visual Rexx environments, like the free VisPro/Rexx suite
or equivalents. Rexx is simple, and the GUI aren't too complicated.
One can start with SAA Rexx to learn basic programming skills, and
then continue with such an IDE.


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Dobry wieczór,

Am 29.02.12 um 04.06 schrieb Dariusz Piatkowski:

Folks!

My young son is showing some interest in computer programming...what I want to
walk him through is the real basics...thus the focus on BASIC!

There used to be VisualAge for BASIC product on our platform some time back...and judging by various posts it wasn't really much of a success. However...I am looking for something that basically has a decent GUI and very straight forward 'hello world' type program development capabilities.

Yes, a limited beta version came with Warp 4 Application Sampler. It's
use was more an interface for DB2 database stuff, similiar to
CA-Realizer something for RAD or doing prototypes.

I have VA for C/C++ installed here, Watcom, etc, etc...but do not want him starting with something like C or Java...we want very simple...

Any ideas, recommendations?

At <http://www.edm2.com> there are also longer lists of native or
DOS-based solutions for each programming language. I can recommend
Virtual Pascal. Most Turbo Pascal samples need only a change for the
unit to produce a 32-bit OS/2 or Win program. And it can also do more
fancier things.

--
Andreas

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