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I recommend JavaScript in the context of plain HTML as a language for the first steps in programming (especially for kids). Being able to write a simple HTML fi
by Koshkin 5y ago
I recommend JavaScript in the context of plain HTML as a language for the first steps in programming (especially for kids). Being able to write a simple HTML file and then see things happen immediately on a refresh is priceless.
- bborud 5y agoI wouldn't say that JavaScript is necessarily an "easy" language. I think what you're after can easily be accomplished in most languages that have a REPL or equivalent (including interfaces such as https://play.golang.org/ https://play.golang.org/)
- Koshkin 5y ago1) The subset of JavaScript that you need to know at first is extremely easy to get a grip on. 2) You already have everything you need to start playing with it (a web browser and a text editor).
- bborud 5y agoNot having used JS for teaching someone how to program I'll take your word for it. It may be that JS only gets complicated when you try to make non-trivial software (and then things get complicated in a hurry). I'm not sure how important 2 is. Installing VS Code and a handful of languages isn't all that hard. And it is just relatively quick setup.