BASIC interpreter written in Python, good solution for teaching
After reading this article
(http://www.salon.com/technology/feature/2006/09/14/basic/) on "kids
these days" not having availability of BASIC to tinker with on modern
PCs I thought "I bet it would be pretty easy to write a BASIC
interpreter in Python and it could be used anywhere". Naturally, it's already been/being done: http://code.google.com/p/pybasic/ I can't speak to the quality of the implementation, but the idea I
think has great merit. The interpreter itself will be portable, able
to run anywhere that Python can be installed (basically everywhere). Better yet, once the student has mastered the idea of what BASIC can
do, they can then look at the source code for the interpreter written
in Python, and then move on to Python as a higher-level language.
Brilliant!
(http://www.salon.com/technology/feature/2006/09/14/basic/) on "kids
these days" not having availability of BASIC to tinker with on modern
PCs I thought "I bet it would be pretty easy to write a BASIC
interpreter in Python and it could be used anywhere". Naturally, it's already been/being done: http://code.google.com/p/pybasic/ I can't speak to the quality of the implementation, but the idea I
think has great merit. The interpreter itself will be portable, able
to run anywhere that Python can be installed (basically everywhere). Better yet, once the student has mastered the idea of what BASIC can
do, they can then look at the source code for the interpreter written
in Python, and then move on to Python as a higher-level language.
Brilliant!