> On Mar 5, 2018, at 4:47 AM, HiPhish <hiph...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > > As for Racket, I'm not quite sure. ... > immutability and functional programming are a bit harder to wrap your mind > around than the usual way of giving the computer a sequence of instructions to > follow.
Do you also think that calculating is hard? That using a calculator is hard? Kids are bombarded with immutability for 12 years in American schools .. it’s called mathematics, and most of the math is programming, except that we don’t do it that way. Have you ever thought that programming could reinforce math and math could directly, without detour reinforce programming? Have thought about the idea that coding could animate math tremendously and that math could power coding beyond the boring ladybug chasing with step-by-step commands? Did you ever consider that a parent may wish to teach a child how to code but that the child should still be free to become a doctor, journalist, or accountant .. and that the coding lessons should help with all of these professions? This is where Racket actually comes from. — Matthias, long live S-expressions -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
