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That's great to see that John Carmack's son has a similar passion for programming as his father. However, what if his son turned out differently and didn't have

• nemo1618 11y ago
  That's a good question. Speaking from experience: I am a programmer like my father, but my older brother is not. My dad and I discuss programming all the time, but he doesn't take much interest in my brother's hobbies. For what it's worth, he tried to steer me towards programming from a young age, but it never really stuck; we never built anything interesting. I did, however, write some simple games for my TI-83+ calculator, and finally I rediscovered serious programming in college. My guess is that Ryan is primarily interested in programming as a means of making games. And since his father basically wrote the book on that topic, he's in a perfect position to nurture that interest. If John instead wrote, say, the world's best accounting software, I think Ryan would be more likely to pursue a different hobby.
• swalsh 11y ago
  At 10, it may not be a passion for programming as much as a passion to do something with his father. I think back to my past, my dad is obsessed with baseball statistics. He would spend hours studying everything baseball... honestly I don't get why he likes it, but it's where he spent ALL his time. I was also interested in computers and video games, he found no value in either so he would never participate. If I wanted to spend time with him (and every boy does) i'd have to go to baseball games with him. So for several years I did. Honestly though, I hate baseball.