This is interesting, and it may be partially true, but I'm not convinced it's malice, as that statement seems to indicate. Last year I wrote a small book calle

This is interesting, and it may be partially true, but I'm not convinced it's malice, as that statement seems to indicate. Last year I wrote a small book called "Splash of Code", which teaches newcomers to code (in JavaScript) in a way that similar to the way I learned 30 years ago. I selected JavaScript because the barrier to entry is low, you just need a browser. Many programming ecosystems are daunting to setup these days but there are still some easy systems we can use to introduce newcomers without all the modern complexity. Browsers have come a very long way in the last 10 years and are a pretty amazing platform for development. Once you learn a little bit you can start to write amazing software for a cross-platform worldwide audience.