Thanks for the post, and I do understand your perspective. We still use NXT-G for most of the younger kids, but at a certain age (around 10) it’s time to teach them text programming, and RobotC, since it works so well with NXT, is a great introduction. We have the LavView student edition, but to be honest I thought it was more complicated and harder to use than RobotC, so I decided to take the older kids straight into text programming.

I’m a NXT developer and know what’s coming up for NXT-G, which will improve it considerably, so it will retain a place in our house. But please understand that one size language doesn’t fit all kids, and what’s right for a nine year old isn’t necessarily right for an eleven year old (or their dads).

Best,

Chris