Easylang

Learning and science

programming tutorial

SHOW HN2021

15points
5comments
#1,619of 2,533 in 2021
Top 64%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple and well suited for teaching beginners.

    From 2 comments
    • I think it is very nice and simple! Well done! I think if someone went through this little tutorial with a tutor nearby, they would find it very useful! I am having trouble…
      jmercouris on HN
    • Explanation from website: "This simple programming language with built-in graphical functions and an easy to use and offline usable browser IDE is well suited as a teaching and…
      moasda on HN
  • Built-in graphical functions and offline browser IDE.

    From 1 comment
    • Explanation from website: "This simple programming language with built-in graphical functions and an easy to use and offline usable browser IDE is well suited as a teaching and…
      moasda on HN

Objections

  • Single-letter variable names like a and i may confuse learners.

    From 1 comment
    • I’ve long thought that processing[1] makes for an interesting learning language because it’s simple to have something show on the screen. It incentives experimentation and quick…
      latexr on HN

Alternatives named

  • Processing and p5.js as learning languages.

    From 1 comment
    • I’ve long thought that processing[1] makes for an interesting learning language because it’s simple to have something show on the screen. It incentives experimentation and quick…
      latexr on HN

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