This is why I say that JavaScript is a great first language. Not because it teaches you how to write good code, or be a good developer, but because the barrier

This is why I say that JavaScript is a great first language. Not because it teaches you how to write good code, or be a good developer, but because the barrier to entry is so low to get started; with a text editor and a web browser that everyone has on their system, you can start making something that has a tangible (visible) result. That's powerful. Once a person has a handle on things like how code is structured and interpreted, syntax, objects, etc. then you can introduce them to the terminal and start teaching them Python if you want. But nothing comes close to driving interest like making a button on a screen that moves stuff around.