> I would have found something dumbed down and kid specific uninteresting No one likes the idea of something "dumbed down", but Scratch and block languages gen

> I would have found something dumbed down and kid specific uninteresting No one likes the idea of something "dumbed down", but Scratch and block languages generally are not dumbed down, they're just visually different. It's all the same stuff, but a visual instead of text representation. > QBasic that kept me interested was: included example games (gorillas and nibbles) Yes, this is what many block based languages provide, examples, and also a thriving online community.