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That sounds more like an opportunity to rethink how a new beginner language for modern computers should look like (Maybe something more like Hypercard I guess
by raverbashing 1mo ago
That sounds more like an opportunity to rethink how a new beginner language for modern computers should look like
(Maybe something more like Hypercard I guess - or something that renders to HTML)
- unrented7977 1mo agoThat's why they made Scratch, which seems to have been fairly successful
- skrellm 1mo agoVisual programming is not for everyone. I have two kids, one loves Scratch, the other despises it. Fun fact, Scratch wasn't the first iteration of visual programming, and one could argue that Lego NXT was even more successful. https://www.nxtprograms.com/help/learn.html https://www.nxtprograms.com/help/learn.html
- StilesCrisis 1mo agoFrankly HTML itself might be a decent introduction. There's structure, but it's wildly forgiving, and "I made my own website" can be sufficiently motivating for some.