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A smart 8yo with a 10 wpm typing soeed could type in the BASIC program without a problem. That same smart 8yo would probably make at least one typo trying to t
by rahimnathwani 2y ago
A smart 8yo with a 10 wpm typing soeed could type in the BASIC program without a problem.
That same smart 8yo would probably make at least one typo trying to type in the Python program. And they would need to read the error message and figure out where in the file they made a mistake.
I'm considering having my son try this Python MOOC: https://programming-24.mooc.fi/ https://programming-24.mooc.fi/
The exercises can be completed inline. I wouldn't just hand him a python book and a computer. Whereas I could totally imagine him learning something with the Acorn Electron and book I had at 10yo or 11yo.
- wslh 2y agoWith all due respect to the author you can create your own Python libs/classes/methods to mimic the BASIC simplicity. I would say that even the Applesoft HGR is unnatural and just drawing a line could be enough. Many times it is about the implicit vs. The explicit balance in code.