I would love to get my daughter started on computers early, but I obviously can't start with stuff like C++ before she can even really read or type. Most of the kid-type stuff that I grew up with is long gone. Modern Logo environments do exist, though. and there are other child-friendly languages and tools, to boot. So, here's a list of the ones I've found. They're free unless marked otherwise:
- Logo
- FMS Logo (Windows)
- MSW Logo (Windows)
- ACS Logo (Mac OS X)
- KLogo(Linux)
- AgentSheets (Windows, Mac OS X, $)
- Squeak/Smalltalk
- Squeak Etoys (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
- Tweak (under development, Windows)
- Scratch (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
- Alice (Windows, Mac OS X)
- ToonTalk (Windows)
- StageCast Creator (Windows, Mac OS X, any UNIX that can run Java, $)
- Qimo (Linux)
- Edubuntu (Linux)
- Kneebouncers (Flash)
- CBeebies (Flash)
- Greenfoot (anything capable of running Java 5 JDK)
- Rur-ple (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, technically anything capable of running wxWindows and a Python interpreter)
