His conclusion, to "not try to make programmers out of kids, but rather enable kids to be makers", seems like the right idea. "Hacky coding", which would be an

His conclusion, to "not try to make programmers out of kids, but rather enable kids to be makers", seems like the right idea. "Hacky coding", which would be an accurate description for the programming I've done outside of front-end dev, is comparable to "making". Making is more about creativity and trying than syntax and optimization. It's not about encouraging mediocrity; it's about saying there's nothing wrong with failing.