Making an attempt to teach coding to kids. I am trying to create a layer of abstraction over javascript just to simplify the syntax for the kids.
I think it will be a bit overwhelming for a kid to learn a typical while loop
Is there any way to convert
var i = 0
while(i<10)
{
doThis();
doThat()
i++
}
into something easier like this
repeat(10)
{
doThis();
doThat();
}
Thanks
I am not sure if it's possible to do exactly what you want, even hacking.
However, if you want to simplify it for your students, you go about with something like this?
/* you can hide this function by having it imported from external JS file */
var repeat = function(num, func){
var i = 0;
while(i < num){
func();
i++;
}
};
var command = function(){
doThis();
doThat();
};
repeat(10, command);
if you're working with modern javascript
const repeat = (num, func) => {
let i = 0;
while(i < num){
func();
i++;
}
};
const command = () => {
doThis();
doThat();
};
repeat(10, command);
