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This honestly seems like a big leap to ask kids to take from Scratch. I agree with some of the comments I'm seeing that the concept of "this" is a big one - but
by johnjones4 7y ago
This honestly seems like a big leap to ask kids to take from Scratch. I agree with some of the comments I'm seeing that the concept of "this" is a big one - but even other common JavaScript concepts such as callback functions seem like a stretch. What I wonder is why a variant of BASIC hasn't taken off. I think most Gen X and Millennial software professionals can point to early exposure to BASIC as an inspiration for their careers. The syntax of that language was meant to be for beginners - so why aren't we using it?