The 7 yo's interest here were the games though, not so much the programming, right? PC games have been the gateway drug for a huge number of programmers. I th

The 7 yo's interest here were the games though, not so much the programming, right? PC games have been the gateway drug for a huge number of programmers. I think it works in at least a few ways: 1. You discover the amazing power and value of computers, they're not just boring work devices. 2. You learn that other people made the games by writing code, and that anyone can do it if they want to. 3. You end up making your own games and/or get bored of games and want to see what else the computer can do that is also intersting.