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{{Olpcboxtop|toptext=[[{{PAGENAME}}|Guido van Robot]]}} |
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{{ OBX activity |[[Image:Activity-gvr.png]]|extra|Status stable v2.3}} |
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| activity = Guido van Robot (GvR) <!-- Name of the activity --> |
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{{ OBX source other|[http://gvr.cvs.sourceforge.net/gvr sourceforge.net]|CVS}} |
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| icon = Activity-gvr.png <!-- (Pic Xo.jpg) file name.ext (sans [[Image:file name.ext]] --> |
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{{ OBX source other|[http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/ sourceforge.net]|SVN}} |
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| status = Stable <!-- Status of the activity --> |
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{{ OBX xobundle|1=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=85427|2=GvR}} |
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| version = 2.3 <!-- Current/latest version available --> |
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{{ OBX pot |
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| base = <!-- Is it part of a olpc build --> |
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| root = [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/ snv.sourceforge.net] |
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| pot = http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/gvrng.pot?view=log |
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| contributors = See project website <!-- People contributing to the activity --> |
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| name = gvrng.pot |
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| po-root= http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/ |
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<!-- explicit codes: am, ar, en, es, fr, ha, ig, ne, pt, ro, ru, rw, th, ur, yo // green countries --> |
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| es = es/gvrng.po?view=log |
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| fr = fr/gvrng.po?view=log |
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| ro = ro/gvrng.po?view=log |
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| others = [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/ca/gvrng.po?view=log ca], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/de/gvrng.po?view=log de], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/it/gvrng.po?view=log it], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/nl/gvrng.po?view=log nl], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/no/gvrng.po?view=log no] |
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| root = [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/ snv.sourceforge.net] |
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| pot = http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/gvr_gtk.pot?view=log |
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| name = gvrng.pot |
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| po-root= http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/ |
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| es = es/gvr_gtk.po?view=log |
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| fr = fr/gvr_gtk.po?view=log |
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| ro = ro/gvr_gtk.po?view=log |
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| others = [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/ca/gvr_gtk.po?view=log ca], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/de/gvr_gtk.po?view=log de], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/it/gvr_gtk.po?view=log it], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/nl/gvr_gtk.po?view=log nl], [http://gvr.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gvr/gvr-xo/po/no/gvr_gtk.po?view=log no] |
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{{ OBX team |Jeffrey Elkner, David Suarez Pascal, [http://sourceforge.net/users/pcardune/ Paul Carduner], Steve Howell, [http://sourceforge.net/users/stas_zytkiewicz/ Stas Zytkiewicz], and [http://sourceforge.net/users/wdaher/ Waseem Daher]}} |
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<small>see more [[:Category:OBX templates|templates]] or [[OBX proposals|propose new]]</small> |
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[[Image:Gvr XO-2.0.jpg|thumb|A screenshot of GvR]] |
[[Image:Gvr XO-2.0.jpg|thumb|A screenshot of GvR]] |
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Revision as of 18:05, 2 October 2007
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Guido van Robot, or GvR for short, is a programming language and free software application designed to introduce beginners to the fundamentals of programming.
About GvR
Guido van Robot is a localized minimalistic programming language providing just enough syntax to help students learn the concepts of sequencing, conditional branching, looping and procedural abstraction. Its biggest strength is that it permits this learning in an environment that combines the thrill of problem-solving with instant visual feedback. In short, it is an interactive, introductory programming language that is excellent for learning the basic concepts of programming, applicable in any high-level language. Best of all, it's a whole lot of fun, too!
At this point, you are probably asking yourself, What is GvR, specifically? The gist of it is that it is a robot represented by a triangle on the screen that moves around in a world made up of streets and avenues, walls and beepers, which Guido can collect or set. His actions are completely guided by a program written by the user.
One other item of interest about GvR is that it is a student-created project. GvR was initially written by students at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia, with the help of professional programmers serving as mentors. You can navigate to the History page to learn more about this part of the project.
Lessons
A complete introductory programming unit which you can access here: SourceForge:gvr lessons