> We have discussed that term really long enough. Is your beginner someone with > absolutely no CS skills or someone having programmed in C++ and Haskell for > 15 years and is now comming to Nim?
I'm talking about reading level. At home I have a 12 year old and a 13 year old. The book would simply be boring to them. The Ada book I used was more interesting, and it wasn't enough to hold their attention. As a book for beginners, fine, though again, I think it important to get into things that would interest the audience first. I have Dominic Pincheta's book and I like it a lot, but near the end he gets into that web application that simply doesn't interest me, so that I, who have been programming for 30+ years, quit reading at that point. That's not a knock on Dominic's book, not at all! My point it, know your audience. I don't think this book is appropriate for children, even for younger teenagers. If you want to write a book for children, IMHO it needs to be simpler, with less discussion about the types of programming languages front-loaded, and more things to capture their attention from the start, preferably using graphics as soon as possible.
