The Koala Project was started by Colin Kuebler. It aims to create a safe, simple programming environment called Koala to teach programming basics and instill open-source values. Koala uses a very simple syntax where variables are placed in brackets and functions are executed whenever their file is included in another file.

1. The Koala Project
Nick Pachulski
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2. History
Started by Colin Kuebler
Why the name?
Cuter than QT
Safer than Python
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3. About
Safe, sandbox programming environment for
beginners.
Simple and easy to learn syntax.
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4. Goals
Create more programmers
And Instill open-source values in them
Demo
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5. Syntax Snippets
Very simple syntax.
Variables are put in [boxes]
Then the variable [boxes] can be used:
[new_box] = [boxes] multiplied by [boxes]
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6. Functions
Every file is its own function.
Wherever it’s included in another file, it will
be executed.
For example ex1.k runs the code in ex2.k five
times with:
do { ex2.k } 5 times
On-Site
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7. So Very, Very Simple
Syntax!
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8. Back End
Web Site - Ruby on Rails
Models:
User User User
“Have many”
top->down Comments Project Project
relationships...
Source Files
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9. Browser Compatibility
Tested on:
Mozilla 3.6.19, 5.0.1
Chrome 13.0.782.112
Safari 5.1
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10. Future Plans
Mobile browser support for use as an
iPhone/iPad bookmark app
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11. I learned
Ruby & the Rails web framework
Git (Pro Git)
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