[svlug] Re: using linux in schools

Erik Fears strtok at softhome.net
Wed Apr 2 17:38:11 PST 2003


> begin Erik Fears quotation of Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 05:07:34PM -0800:
> 
> > I don't remember the name of it, but there is a java based learning 
> > software where kids can write programs for their robots and then the 
> > robots battle in an arena of some sort. I think this has been done 
> > with a few other languages too. This might be the best way to get kids 
> > into writing algorithms.
> 
> Robocode?
> http://robocode.alphaworks.ibm.com/
>

Yes robocode was it. I've seen other ones floating around
aswell.
-Erik 



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