> even python might be too far from the CPU to be a good introduction to computing IMO Python is useful as a didactic tool not so much for teaching kids how co

> even python might be too far from the CPU to be a good introduction to computing IMO Python is useful as a didactic tool not so much for teaching kids how computers work as for giving them an emotional experience of "Wow, I can make the computer do things! I'm basically a wizard!" that then might motivate some of them to keep learning about computing. But yeah, there will also be kids who are already well past that stage and ready for meatier stuff. So probably a combination of approaches is best to provide kids with the level of detail they'll find most engaging. Anecdotally, I grew up on Logo, Lego Mindstorms, and HTML, and got my early career started in Python before I really dug in and learned about how hardware makes the magic happen because I realized I was going to be handicapped until I knew that.