Ask HN: My nephew wants to learn programming. What should I recommend?
My 11-year old nephew has been asking me how to get started programming. I'm thinking of suggesting Python because of its structure and clarity, though Javascript is tempting because of its web advantage. (There's Lisp of course, but I'm trying not to unfairly privilege the home team!)
What do you guys think? What language should he start on and what resources can you recommend for it? I think the goal should be to get him to rewarding feedback as quickly as possible, then he can either become an addict like the rest of us or drop it and move on.
Let me see what else... he's very smart and probably would prefer the straight goods to anything kidsy. Oh yeah, and (needless to say?) he wants to make games.
What do you guys think? What language should he start on and what resources can you recommend for it? I think the goal should be to get him to rewarding feedback as quickly as possible, then he can either become an addict like the rest of us or drop it and move on.
Let me see what else... he's very smart and probably would prefer the straight goods to anything kidsy. Oh yeah, and (needless to say?) he wants to make games.