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hey another kiwi on hn ;-) "better explained" is cool for the aha sort of insights. get him pygame and get him to make his own games to play - that could go in
by jgamman 15y ago
hey another kiwi on hn ;-)
"better explained" is cool for the aha sort of insights. get him pygame and get him to make his own games to play - that could go in all sorts of directions. have him bounce around MIT's OCW - he may not get it but being able to follow his nose and his own passions independently should solve the isolation problem (i recommend the physics lectures, really great demonstrations and some meaty maths). don't let anyone tell you it's too advanced - it may take him a while but that's better than letting him think it's all too easy and get bored
- julian37 15y agoHi there, great ideas! I agree the hard way is the way to go, it's how I got started myself. Thanks for the suggestion re: physics lectures, sounds really good. Pygame is an awesome idea too, actually you've inspired me to put Ubuntu on an old notebook and give it to him so he has something to hack on (right now he shares his parent's Macbook.) Nothing too flashy but should be enough to get him going at least with some 2D stuff. Cheers!