17 posts
Earth
Posted 18 October 2015 - 08:31 PM
Why the turtles only? You could but the beginner coding gui on the computers.
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Why turtles-only?
Started by tehComputerCrafter, 18 October 2015 - 06:31 PM
2427 posts
UK
Posted 18 October 2015 - 09:25 PM
At a guess, probably because turtles can interact with the world and so most beginners would want to jump into something that they can see works more than just seeing a text output.
524 posts
Cambridge, England
Posted 18 October 2015 - 10:43 PM
The Turtles are the best argument for ComputerCraft as an educational tool: By using turtles to automate tasks, students can learn how programming is used to automate repetitive tasks and solve real problems, something most beginner programming environments fail to offer.