I didn't get a lot out of GEB, but I pored over Metamagical Themas [0]. It was perfect for a teenager just learning programming. The bite-sized nature of it mak

I didn't get a lot out of GEB, but I pored over Metamagical Themas [0]. It was perfect for a teenager just learning programming. The bite-sized nature of it makes it extremely approachable - perhaps a case of constraints (periodic column of N words) leading to more creative output. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Metamagical-Themas-Questing-Essence-Pattern/dp/0465045669 https://www.amazon.com/Metamagical-Themas-Questing-Essence-P...