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I kid you not, the way I learned computer programming as a kid was picking up a "C++ For Dummies" book and just reading it. The take away from this is to just
by ragnot 5y ago
I kid you not, the way I learned computer programming as a kid was picking up a "C++ For Dummies" book and just reading it. The take away from this is to just get them to do programming. Python, Ruby, C++, whatever. If they really have a passion for it, they'll be hungry for more all by themselves.
- chromatin 5y agoMe too (well, it was the Borland C++ manual, pretty dry , but comprehensive. Yellow and Red as I recall), but I was about 13 at the time. 5-10 is a stretch for C++ IMO.
- elevaet 5y agoFor me I think it was a manual for BASIC at age 10. It was fascinating, and I learned from an early age what a mess you can get into using GOTO statements. I have painful memories of having to renumber the lines in order to shoehorn new code blocks in.