Ask HN: Transition from Scratch programming to mainstream programming
My 12-year-old's project [1] is featured on the Scratch website, which is a great surprise to me. I saw her hanging on Scratch but didn't realize she could go this far without any help from her parents. I actually tried to teach her coding a couple of years ago but she showed little interest. In retrospect, I guess what I taught was too boring. She is clearly more into making animations and minigames. I wonder how I can keep her interest up and help her to transition from Scratch to mainstream programming.
I am a decent programmer in multiple languages (not in Scratch) but I know little about coding education or game development. I googled around and found various articles on teaching kids programming, including [2] and [3] from Hacker News. However, each case is different. I'd love to hear about your experiences. Thank you in advance.
I am a decent programmer in multiple languages (not in Scratch) but I know little about coding education or game development. I googled around and found various articles on teaching kids programming, including [2] and [3] from Hacker News. However, each case is different. I'd love to hear about your experiences. Thank you in advance.
[1] https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/456279794/
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20210641
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24527203