Make him install an easy Linux distro (I recommend LMDE). Give him an IDE (start with VScode, if he enjoys Linux he'll switch to vim/emacs soon enough), some Le

Make him install an easy Linux distro (I recommend LMDE). Give him an IDE (start with VScode, if he enjoys Linux he'll switch to vim/emacs soon enough), some Leetcode problems, a browser, and have him figure it out. Advise him on compiling if his language of choice* requires it, as it's a pain to figure out when you don't know anything about programming. Should probably also find a basic syntax guide on the language. *This really depends on his goals. AI/general scripting -> python. Sysadmin -> C/Perl. Games -> C#/Java if Minecraft. Etc.