"Hedy: A Gradual programming language" by Felienne Hermans (Strange Loop 2022)
What it is
Felienne Hermans presents Hedy, a gradual programming language for teaching kids that moves through levels from almost no syntax toward full Python. The talk covers why error messages and syntax are scary for beginners.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it in beginner-programming-education threads for its distinction between easy to learn and easy to teach.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2022, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“One of the themes they talk about is the difference between "easy to learn" and "easy to teach" which I found insightful.”
Hedy talk on gradual language and easy to learn versus easy to teach
ZeroGravitas, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Easylang – A browser-based first programming language”
“Theres an excellent talk on the approach by the author”
Excellent talk by Hedy's author on the gradual approach
dndn1, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: A 100% free and interactive Python course for coding beginners”
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Topics: hedy, gradual language, teaching programming, kids, python
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