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["Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>]

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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