Comments on: Sugar http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/03/15/sugar/ Blogging the impact of computer-related technology trends, and whatever else catches my interest. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Kenney http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/03/15/sugar/comment-page-1/#comment-20262 Michael Kenney Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:34:12 +0000 http://yourdon.com/personal/blog/2007/03/15/sugar/#comment-20262 I think the interface is cool and not a mistake. Yes it's radically different from the standard "office desktop" but that is a good thing. The goal here is "education" rather than "schooling". Teaching kids to think and solve problems rather than training them to be the next generation of office drones. It's been nearly 30 years since Seymour Papert wrote "Mindstorms", perhaps his classroom vision will finally be realized (i.e. children programming computers rather than computers programming children). I think the interface is cool and not a mistake.

Yes it’s radically different from the standard “office desktop” but that is a good thing. The goal here is “education” rather than “schooling”. Teaching kids to think and solve problems rather than training them to be the next generation of office drones.

It’s been nearly 30 years since Seymour Papert wrote “Mindstorms”, perhaps his classroom vision will finally be realized (i.e. children programming computers rather than computers programming children).

]]> By: The Yourdon Report » Blog Archive » Web 2.0 mind-map, version 029 http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/03/15/sugar/comment-page-1/#comment-20248 The Yourdon Report » Blog Archive » Web 2.0 mind-map, version 029 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:46:48 +0000 http://yourdon.com/personal/blog/2007/03/15/sugar/#comment-20248 [...] on the “Trends” page, I’ve added a link to my recent blog posting on the “Sugar” user interface; technically, it’s part of the OLPC project, but I added it to the Technical/New User [...] [...] on the “Trends” page, I’ve added a link to my recent blog posting on the “Sugar” user interface; technically, it’s part of the OLPC project, but I added it to the Technical/New User [...]

]]> By: Patrick Corcoran http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/03/15/sugar/comment-page-1/#comment-20155 Patrick Corcoran Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:13:19 +0000 http://yourdon.com/personal/blog/2007/03/15/sugar/#comment-20155 My first reaction was "cool". I love seeing the envelope expand in user-interface. My second reaction was "ugh". Give the people who might benefit most from employable high-tech skills a bunch of non-standard tools which are used in no office in the world. One feeling does not outweigh the other. I think it's cool, and I also think it's a mistake. My first reaction was “cool”. I love seeing the envelope expand in user-interface.

My second reaction was “ugh”. Give the people who might benefit most from employable high-tech skills a bunch of non-standard tools which are used in no office in the world.

One feeling does not outweigh the other. I think it’s cool, and I also think it’s a mistake.

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