I'm not sure if you have had the joy of teaching under-motivated high school students programming. If you haven't, let me assure you, it's not easy. To that end I have tried various gimmics and tricks to pour C++, JAVA, or Basic code into their emerging mindsets. All with some difficulty. There are many free compilers out there in cyberspace that students can use, but they all suffer from a lack of ease-of-use. The "for pay" RADs (rapid application development), like Microsoft VB Studio are good tools, but only run in Windows, and cost money.
Well, now enter RealBasic. This programming GUI and RAD has been around for some time. I've used it with great success in our schools running on Macs for years. It was a good day when they came over to Windows too, just because most of my students have Win boxes at home. Now they offer an up-to-date Linux version that is easy to use and is currently FREE. That's right, FREE!
If you teach programming, and use Linux, run, not walk, over to http://realbasic.com/download and grab a copy. This program is worth paying for and I recommend it for all platforms, but I can't say enough if you are using Linux. Get it today and then grab their released curriculum and start enjoying teaching programming again!
Friday, February 2, 2007
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