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Re:Ask HN: What programming language should I teach my littl... by andrewljohnson on Saturday January 10, 2009 @07:05PM (#428561)
Go with Python. I taught my 7-year old nephew Python in an hour, but failed to teach him javascript. There's just too much to type and explain.

Also, it's easier to explain to someone if you have an interpreter going and they can see the results.

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Re:Ask HN: What programming language should I teach my littl... by racyrick on Monday January 12, 2009 @03:49PM (#431106)
Yes, I second that the interpreter is easy to show people basic things. The cocos2d stuff with the interpreter are really informative.
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