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A comment on Ask HN: Where should my dad start to learn to code?.

Re:Ask HN: Where should my dad start to learn to code? by jkujawski on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @03:28AM (#12907800)
It all depends on what you want him to learn :)

Codecademy seems fine, I've also found https://codecombat.com/play :) maybe it's more fun :)

If you want your dad to be full-stack dev :) Maybe push him towards learning backend development ( like python as you mentioned ) and use some MADPs ( Mobile Apps Development Platforms ), like https://www.kinetise.com. Which basically allows you drag and drop mobile application and connect it to your backend. It will give him more fun to create mobile apps as well.

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Re:Ask HN: Where should my dad start to learn to code? by kerposaurus on Thursday November 10, 2016 @04:47AM (#12919040)
Well I kinda want him to figure that out himself. I've been thinking of giving him a quick hands on overview of some tools, algorithms and design patterns. Maybe even give him some sort of hobby project to work with.
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