[Year 12 SofDev] choosing a language for 2008

[Mark Kelly]

Kevork Krozian wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
>   Your use of random files looks challenging. Are you using TYPE constructs as in records ? 

It's not so hard... Hmmm - I remember you telling me that about SQL, I 
believe!  It's all relative I suppose.

Attached is a VB6 random file playground sheet I gave my kids as a demo. 
  It covers the basics of creating the TYPE, creating random files, and 
random file I/O.  It deliberately lacks any GUI whatsoever, to make the 
kiddies focus on the "behind the scenes" magic  :-)

Actually the kids surprised me by taking to random files quite quickly.

All in all, many of the slower members of the cohort were JUST getting 
to the "O, _now_ I get it!" stage when the year ended...  d'oh!

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