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I'd personnaly show him a bit of python and start him with small games. Sorry, but I don't think scheme is the way to start for a kid.
by d0m 17y ago
I'd personnaly show him a bit of python and start him with small games. Sorry, but I don't think scheme is the way to start for a kid.
- j_baker 17y agoWhy not? Lisp's grammer is much simpler than just about anything else. And there's literally decades worth of material on it.
- cema 17y agoLisp is clean and the grammar is simple, that is true. But many kids want to see results as soon as possible, and there are languages (or rather systems based on certain languages) where this can be achieved faster and easier. Perhaps a lisp (scheme, specifically) may be a good first choice for a mathematically inclined kid, or more likely a teenager. I think that most kids would struggle with lisp.