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Debian's programming games

This metapackage will install programming games aiming to teach programming through entertainment.

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basic256
为儿童设计的学习 BASIC 语言的环境
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sid2.0.99.10-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie2.0.99.10-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm2.0.0.11-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye2.0.0.11-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster1.1.4.0-3amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
stretch1.1.4.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
Debtags of package basic256:
interfacex11
roleprogram
uselearning
Popcon: 16 users (8 upd.)*
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BASIC-256 是一个易用的 BASIC 语言版本,专为儿童学习基础编程而设计。它使用 传统的控制结构如 gosub、for/next 和 goto 语句,能清楚地让孩子们看见程序流程 控制的走向。它有一个内建的图形模式,能让孩子们在几分钟内学会在屏幕上画图。它还 带有一个详细、容易学习的教程,通过一些有趣的练习来介绍编程概念。

colobot
educational programming strategy game
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bookworm0.2.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie0.2.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid0.2.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
jessie0.1.3-1amd64,armel,armhf,i386
stretch0.1.9-5amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
stretch-backports0.1.11.1-5~bpo9+1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster0.1.11.1-6amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
buster-backports0.1.12-4~bpo10+1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye0.1.12-7amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
Debtags of package colobot:
uitoolkitsdl
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Colobot (Colonize with Bots) is an educational game aiming to teach programming through entertainment. You are playing as an astronaut on a journey with robot helpers to find a planet for colonization. It features 3D real-time graphics and a C++ and Java-like, object-oriented language, CBOT, which can be used to program the robots available in the game.

laby
Learn how to program with ants and spider webs
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sid0.7.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie0.7.0-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm0.7.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye0.7.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster0.6.4-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
stretch0.6.4-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
jessie0.6.3-1amd64,armel,armhf,i386
Debtags of package laby:
devellang:c, lang:java, lang:ocaml
fieldmathematics
interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
usegameplaying, learning
Popcon: 18 users (18 upd.)*
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Laby is a small program to learn how to program with ants and spider webs. You have to move an ant out of a labyrinth, avoid spider webs, move rocks, etc.

Using Laby, you can learn OCaml, C, C++, Java, Prolog, Ruby, Pascal, JavaScript, Python, Lua, Vala, Scheme, Go and PHP. Other bindings can easily be added to support new programming languages.

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robocode
Java programming game based on battle tanks
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bookworm1.9.3.9-3all
trixie1.9.3.9-3all
sid1.9.3.9-3all
jessie1.6.2+dfsg2-1all
stretch1.9.2.5-2all
buster1.9.3.3-3all
bullseye1.9.3.9-2all
upstream1.9.5.4
Debtags of package robocode:
roleprogram
usegameplaying
Popcon: 6 users (2 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
License: DFSG free
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Robocode is a Java programming game where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen. The motto of Robocode is: Build the best, destroy the rest!

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