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Getting kids involved in software in general is still a massive challenge. I would rather have a world where 1 in 100 kids knows how to write mediocre Python an
by SOLAR_FIELDS 4y ago
Getting kids involved in software in general is still a massive challenge. I would rather have a world where 1 in 100 kids knows how to write mediocre Python and 1 and 10,000 kids knows how to write good C than 1 in 1000 of both.
C is a simple language in theory. But memory management is not something that I would consider approachable to most children.
- anakaine 4y agoThis is the best approach in my mind too. Getting kids in through the front door is very difficult. It takes a very particular mindset to believe the best place to start kids programming today would be to start with C. The same arguments used to be made about learning BASIC first and how it would ruin future programmers.