http://blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/archive/2006/09/15/754417.aspx Another one from Alfred Thompson, Computer Science teacher, this his response to the David Brin article. There is also Phrogram which is a very BASIC-like language with a simple IDE that beginners can experiment with. It's not the same as the old versions of BASIC but ...

http://blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/archive/2006/08/03/phrogram.aspx Alfred Thompson is a computer science teacher and published author, working with Microsoft in support of other computer science teachers - so we are particularly glad to hear kudos from him! Learn to Phrogram Brian Keller had a post on his blog where I found out that the ...

http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/briankel/archive/2006/07/26/679347.aspxNo, that's not a typo. "Phrogram" is the new name for the Kid's Programming Language (KPL) developed by Morrison-Schwartz. KPL was designed to help first-time programmers have fun learning to code. It has attracted a wide interest from kids, parents, ...

http://rupertrawnsley.blogspot.com/2006/08/kids-programming-language-reloaded.htmlLess than a year ago I wrote a very short entry about KPL. Today I got an email from Jon Schwarz thanking me for the link and updating me on their progress. It is very impressive: they have made a fantastic playground for the programmers of tomorrow. I recommend ...