It is a big step. But the kid is now older and knows what programming overall is about. Less likely to get discouraged then. But sure, Lua will work. I agree t

It is a big step. But the kid is now older and knows what programming overall is about. Less likely to get discouraged then. But sure, Lua will work. I agree though that debuggers are usually too complicated - print-based troubleshooting will be enough to start with.