Right. Let's teach programming in an environment that we never use to create full projects.
REPLs are fine to experiment with, but it's important to learn how you would write "real" code. Dumbing down this essential concept is just silly.
REPLs are fine to experiment with, but it's important to learn how you would write "real" code. Dumbing down this essential concept is just silly.
All modern browsers has JS console. That's dev environment setup freely for you. And if you use FF, enhancing that env with Firebug is just a few clicks away. WIth the rise of web apps nowadays, this is actually a very good move.