Endless Is Now Trying To Teach Kids To Program With Linux Games

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Endless Is Now Trying To Teach Kids To Program With Linux Games

Endless Computers, the startup that has been heavy contributors to GNOME among other open-source projects as part of their endeavor for selling low-cost computers in developing countries powered by their own Linux distribution and recently began offering a $299 laptop to teach kids to code is now hoping to motivate more kids to get involved with programming through Linux games...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Learn-To-Code-Linux-Gaming

[sdack]

This reminds me of the game "Operation".



Anyone who played it as a child is today a surgeon.

[tildearrow]

Looks like they want to compete with Apple (Swift Playgrounds).
It may be just me though.

[Lanz]

If they're trying to get kids to be passionate about computers, Gnome probably isn't the greatest choice. It's the Fisher Price of the Linux desktops.

[Britoid]

If they're trying to get kids to be passionate about computers, Gnome probably isn't the greatest choice. It's the Fisher Price of the Linux desktops.

They use a forked GNOME that doesn't even look the same.

[kpedersen]

They use a forked GNOME that doesn't even look the same.

I bet it still has very poor performance. Especially on the cheaper laptops they are providing.

[Britoid]

I bet it still has very poor performance. Especially on the cheaper laptops they are providing.

It's not terrible but it still leaves a lot to be desired.