TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org to Linux@lemmy.ml · 23 days agoCan kids under 10 be possibly taught coding, without even mentioning the word syntax to them ??message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareCan kids under 10 be possibly taught coding, without even mentioning the word syntax to them ??TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org to Linux@lemmy.ml · 23 days agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoBASIC. Get a C64 emulator and some old kids books that have examples. Watch them go wild just writing "10 PRINT ‘{sibling_name} SUCKS’ / 20 GOTO 10 "
minus-square7eter@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoI worked in a tech museum with C64s. One day a kid walked by. After showing them the BASICs (heh) they wrote a whole game with a storyline you could go through making decisions.
BASIC. Get a C64 emulator and some old kids books that have examples. Watch them go wild just writing "10 PRINT ‘{sibling_name} SUCKS’ / 20 GOTO 10 "
I worked in a tech museum with C64s. One day a kid walked by. After showing them the BASICs (heh) they wrote a whole game with a storyline you could go through making decisions.