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Re:How my son and I kind of became game programmers by davidgerard on Friday March 13, 2015 @04:59AM (#9196193)
It's bright and colourful and you can make the computer do things. It's perfect to catch the attention of a small child.
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Re:How my son and I kind of became game programmers by jimmaswell on Friday March 13, 2015 @07:36AM (#9196612)
Right, it's great for them, but I was talking about high school
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Re:How my son and I kind of became game programmers by davidgerard on Friday March 13, 2015 @10:10AM (#9197157)
Sure, you want more than Scratch available - though seriously, if the kids just want to do Scratch? They learn that all this stuff is programmable and that they can make a computer do stuff. Do not underestimate the power of that epiphany, however it comes about.
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