Lefteris Karapetsas on Warpcast

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Lefteris Karapetsas

What would the best way to introduce a 5-6 yo kid to computer programming, analytical thinking, tech in general? Some games designed for it? Actual programming languages (like logo with the turtle)? I want to see if my kid would be interested but also don't wanna pressure her

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scratch.mit.edu At this point there must be a million good ways to learn. I'd start showing how to use the sprite editor to draw pictures, then show how to make the arrows make it move around, then maybe introduce walls that block, then gravity & forces.

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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/human-resource-machine/id1005098334

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Love this idea following thread Digital literacy is so important for kids. Teaching them computers will be super valuable down the line, so they don’t see all tech as magic

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I started with this very basic game, there are many alike.

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Scratch, visual language by Microsoft

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my 8yo nephew got into programming Legos from his iPad using scratch like 1-2y ago and now he's in robotics club and just asked me to build him a linux pc

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Creative coding and generative art! A lot of schools and workshops teach p5js before teaching “programming.” https://p5js.org/

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my mum used to give me broken things to take apart. just looking at the electronics and gears and things not knowing how they worked was a good hook.

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mine is a bit older but likes game garage for switch

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I recently tried CodeSpark with my 5yr old and she loves it. Great intro-to-coding app imo.

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Fuck that, give them a book on x86 assembly and watch them in pain! Jk, scratch is great for this age. You can even create a Minecraft mod in Scratch (can't remember what was the thing making this possible). It's a great thing to start. Making them build games is more satisfying for this age. Later, make them dig in Python with Pygame and this kind of stuff to go further.

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Might be a bit advanced if not at reading level yet but the 8 y/o and I got an ORIC Atmos setup with an old TV monitor last year. She seems to be having fun with the manual which walks you through learning BASIC by programming the Atmos from scratch. The manual itself is super accessibly written for kids and I think naturally nudges them to start messing around making simple games by the end of it. I would also bookmark the BASIC 10-liner challenge. I think regardless of age, feeling like youre part of community helps a lot with motivation/self-exploring: https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/games-list-2024

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Logo. Scratch. I would say pick a LLM (ChatGPT, Claude). And don’t be afraid to also introduce to Python. When I was 5, I tried basic, Fortran, and quickly discovered c.

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Geia sou Lefteri! 😉 Maybe playing with gen art? You need something impressive for sure!!

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Master mind the game

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Was going to recommend the programming language whose name could be interpreted as "Branflakes" however due to the profane nature of the actual name I do not think it would be suitable.

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a friend of mine used to play that game there you make some squares on the ground and walk around them using the program - eg 2 steps forward, 1 step east etc

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