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Re:Ask HN: Any interest in a modern QBasic? by st0neage on Saturday January 25, 2014 @02:55AM (#7120216)
Don't. The (programming) world isn't perfect and trying to protect him from anything "confusing" or bad will not help him in the long run. Instead, explain. If you don't have a good answer, research the reasons. Getting to know and working around (or with) the quirks of the system is important. Don't take that away from your son.
Re:Ask HN: Any interest in a modern QBasic? by sdegutis on Saturday January 25, 2014 @03:00PM (#7122104)
I generally agree with that point. That's why I'm starting him off on QBasic. Actually if I can find a good graphics library for it, I might teach him Julia next.