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This is a genuine question; not trying to be cynical or troll: is there any chance these games actually deter children from learning to program? I personally fe
by brandonhsiao 12y ago
This is a genuine question; not trying to be cynical or troll: is there any chance these games actually deter children from learning to program? I personally feel it was more satisfying as a child just to open up Visual Basic and drag and drop buttons and hide windows and whatever. If I'd been introduced to programming through a game meant to introduce kids to programming, I'm not sure I would've developed the same enthusiasm.
- null_ptr 12y agoI found that I reasoned everyday things in a more organized and structured manner once I really got into programming. I think it's an interesting and worthwhile idea to try to teach children this way of thinking, regardless if it will lead to them programming computers or not.