Ask HN: Resources for kids/teens to learn programming

6 points by FabioFleitas 2 years ago | 3 comments

My friend is seeking online courses or resources for his 12-year-old child to learn programming skills.

BD103 2 years ago |

I learned programming through a mixture of Scratch and code.org. Once I "graduated" from those websites, I learned my first professional programming language using W3Schools.

I wouldn't recommend signing up for W3Schools, but the free content is a good enough primer for beginners. (Some of the examples are not idiomatic, though.)

I hope that helps :)

ranc1d 2 years ago |

Al Sweigarts books also a good option too and available online for free

https://inventwithscratch.com/

https://inventwithpython.com/invent4thed/

hiAndrewQuinn 2 years ago |

Game mods! Modding is how your humble commenter got his start 15 years ago, with http://sthurlow.com/python/ and a copy of Civ IV that could use some tweaks.