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Get him familiar with the lingo.
My biggest stumbling block was learning the ever changing language of all aspects of computing.
Then buy him Learn to Program by Chris Pine. I would also want him very comfortable with UNIX, and the command line.
When he gets out,if he has some support; he will do just fine.
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Get him familiar with the lingo.
My biggest stumbling block was learning the ever changing language of all aspects of computing.
Then buy him Learn to Program by Chris Pine. I would also want him very comfortable with UNIX, and the command line.
When he gets out,if he has some support; he will do just fine.