Friday, September 22, 2006
more about Turing
The Turing programming language is named after Alan Turing, a British mathematician sometimes called "a father of modern computer science." Among his famous ideas are the Turing machine (2) and the Turing test . He also helped break German codes during World War II. There's a lot to say about him. A good place to start is the Wikipedia article on Turing at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing.
The creators of the Turing programming language describe it as follows:
"The Turing programming language was developed at the University of Toronto as an ideal way to teach the concepts of Computer Science. Its straightforward syntax combined with easy-to-use graphics enables students to learn the fundamentals easily and enjoyably. Once programming concepts are mastered, switching to other languages such as Java or C++ is simply a matter of learning the new syntax. Turing is used by hundreds of schools to teach programming. Turing is available for both Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP and MacOS 7.1 and greater." Holt Software Home Page
The creators of the Turing programming language describe it as follows:
"The Turing programming language was developed at the University of Toronto as an ideal way to teach the concepts of Computer Science. Its straightforward syntax combined with easy-to-use graphics enables students to learn the fundamentals easily and enjoyably. Once programming concepts are mastered, switching to other languages such as Java or C++ is simply a matter of learning the new syntax. Turing is used by hundreds of schools to teach programming. Turing is available for both Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP and MacOS 7.1 and greater." Holt Software Home Page
# posted by D. Schreiber @ 9:08 a.m. 
