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  • From: "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] programming for kids
  • Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:21:19 -0500

If I had a kid asking for some programming I think I'd start with Java.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Best [mailto:mbest AT dasya.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:10 AM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: [internetworkers] programming for kids
>
> My son has been nagging me to help him write some programs.
> I've already
> gotten him started with some simple web page Javascript. But I was
> wondering if anyone here has suggestions for teaching an
> 8-year-old how to
> program (especially if he can make games).
>
> I learned programming when I was 11. It was BASIC on an
> Apple II+ and then
> later on the IBM XT. But BASIC is pretty dead nowadays, I'd
> imagine. I've
> also heard about Logo being a good language for kids to
> learn. Or maybe
> something like Visual Basic. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael Best
>
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