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Kids should be outside playing and interacting with other kids, not coding.
by nether 10y ago
Kids should be outside playing and interacting with other kids, not coding.
- stymaar 10y agoWhy not both ?
- vegabook 10y agobecause coding can be unhealthily addictive.
- asveikau 10y agoYeah, it might also lead to something called a "career".
- vegabook 10y agolike that's what you're supposed to be worried about at age 10. Ridiculous.
- stale2002 10y agoAnd some people just find it fun? I remember making starcraft custom maps, using "programming", back when I was 10. I didn't care what programming was. I just wanted to do fun stuff with Starcraft!
- blowski 10y agoSo can exercise, eating, playing, and studying. Teaching kids moderation is also important.
- Klathmon 10y agoGod forbid kids learn a skill. When I was 10-11 I loved making silly little programs in BASIC. I had fun, it was something I could play with my friends with (a lot of my time was spent in a silly "chat bot", and a "choose your own adventure" text game), and I'm almost certain it led to my career.
- kowdermeister 10y agoI did both and really enjoyed it at that age :) I can remember riding my BMX for hours, shooting air guns and then going home to code some BASIC or just playing random games.
- droidist2 10y agoReplace "coding" with "learning to play the piano." Do you still agree?
- snowpanda 10y agoYes
- mwcampbell 10y agoOn what basis do you make such an unequivocal, authoritative proclamation?