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Anything with a fast and rewarding feedback loop, with a community of amateurs that value learning and hacking. An ideal to me might be Javascript in a sandbox
by softwaredoug 5y ago
Anything with a fast and rewarding feedback loop, with a community of amateurs that value learning and hacking.
An ideal to me might be Javascript in a sandbox like Khan Academy's Javascript courses[1]. It feels like when I learned programming in AppleBasic or Borland's QuickBasic. My son does these occasionally - there's many games people have created you can explore and hack on. Reminds me of trying to figure out how Snake worked in MS DOS back in the day.
1 - https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming
- SleekEagle 5y agoThat's a really good point - I was thinking purely about the language itself, but having a community to interact with, learn from, share with, and get excited with really makes a huge difference. Being able to help people reach that "Ah, I get it!" point, or experiencing it yourself after hours of struggling, is a great way to maintain interest and not get frustrated