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I hope one of my 2 daughters go geek on me. I think when she first is going to use a computer, I'll learn her terminal and shell scripting first. Or Go. What would be a good programming language for a toddler?
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inkt11688y@kanduvisla I figure JavaScript would be a wise choice. It doesn't require any compiling, and incorporates basic concepts like loops and ifs.
They have toys that motivate kids to code. -
@unfinishedCode hmm, JavaScript seems a good first choice, although I worry about her understanding of prototype delegation or asynchronous coding. But yeah, maybe a for-loop is good to start with.
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sp33dsk868yI learned in BASIC with a BASIC stamp robot boe-bot.
But Arduino C is very simple also . -
inkt11688yArduino is very simple programming wise, requires too much setup, for a child. Not only would you have to upload your sketch, but setup all the electronics components too. I could be wrong, it could be right up the child's alley.
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inkt11688yThis is the post that earned me a stress ball. I'm totally going to donate the ball to my son, though he has very little stress. Thanks for the ++'s guys n gals.
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HTML and CSS all the way first. Start with the very basics. Add JS afterwards.
Then make apps in Angular, software in Electron and I guess websites still ;) -
This is me. I once asked the "computer" teacher for help, only to get a "ummm I'm not sure..."
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I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes the next hit programmer that everyone talks about !
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inkt11688y@needToRoll Wow! Thanks for this! I'm going to teach my son and I Python using this. I can't thank you enough for this comment. I tip my hat to you sir:)
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@unfinishedCode we are here to help!
I hope your son enjoys it.
I had some great teachers who showed me Python in the first year of my apprenticeship. I loved how fast i could write something that worked and didn't print words or calculate numbers....
It was a "snake" game... i can still execute an use it but i don't like to look at the code :-) -
crani8718y"So dad, I was on this site called xhamster and in the video the men was slapping the lady and calling the W-word... D-do they like that?"
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When i was in (uk) high school i was looking at html source as i was interested in how it all worked and the IT teacher actually said the words " thats just computer speak you'll never understand it and it doesn't mean anything" because of his words i stopped looking into web dev and html until college... i regret listening to him
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