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Ask HN: Resources for kids/teens to learn programming

by FabioFleitas on 1/31/24, 3:11 PM with 3 comments

My friend is seeking online courses or resources for his 12-year-old child to learn programming skills.
  • by BD103 on 1/31/24, 3:21 PM

    I learned programming through a mixture of Scratch and code.org. Once I "graduated" from those websites, I learned my first professional programming language using W3Schools.

    I wouldn't recommend signing up for W3Schools, but the free content is a good enough primer for beginners. (Some of the examples are not idiomatic, though.)

    I hope that helps :)

  • by ranc1d on 2/1/24, 2:01 PM

    Al Sweigarts books also a good option too and available online for free

    https://inventwithscratch.com/

    https://inventwithpython.com/invent4thed/

  • by hiAndrewQuinn on 1/31/24, 9:36 PM

    Game mods! Modding is how your humble commenter got his start 15 years ago, with http://sthurlow.com/python/ and a copy of Civ IV that could use some tweaks.