I have a hypothesis that to move beyond being a consumer of technology to being a producer of technology, modern education in software development should be bui

I have a hypothesis that to move beyond being a consumer of technology to being a producer of technology, modern education in software development should be built on building fundamentals through first principles — especially with kids and young adults. It should be analogous to how we learn counting, arithmetic, and higher level maths. One of the best features of obsolete, constrained architectures was their simplicity. Recovery for something wrong is quick and there is (generally) no permanent damage. All of this makes it much easier to understand what is happening at a lower level. Once you have a basic understanding, then you are ready for the next level of abstraction. I assume that openness and availability of IP is the biggest challenge to putting some kind of curriculum together. I would be highly interested in whether anyone has curated this into a cohesive educational approach, especially one that targets childhood development.