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Advice needed, son wants to learn how to program (lemmy.world)
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Hi all,

My 8 year old is asking if he can learn how to program.

I’d like to support this, and it seems like it’s not a transient interest as he’s been all over scratch, and using things like minecraft commands for the last year. I have an old (pre 2017) MacBook Air I can set up for this. How do I / what would you advise I set up for him, to a) keep him safe online (he’s 8!) and b) give him the tools he needs in a structured way.

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[-] Kissaki@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

A couple of things on resources: he has expressed interest in 3D worlds and I noticed comments on engines, but wonder if that’s too advanced?

I most certainly wouldn't start out programming with / in 3d worlds.

Drawing 2D shapes seems like a good way to spark interest though, with immediate visual feedback.

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