Electronics at a 10-year-old's level isn't very close to computing IMO. And as to why BASIC over JS as a first language: BASIC has a very simple syntax and ver

Electronics at a 10-year-old's level isn't very close to computing IMO. And as to why BASIC over JS as a first language: BASIC has a very simple syntax and very simple execution model. No need to teach functions or recursion to a 10-year-old who's just getting started IMO.