Re: [MLUG] good intro to programming for a teenager?

[Jeremy Hinegardner <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Chris Pine has a beginning tutorial.  Its title is in fact: 

     Learn to Program 
     A Tutorial for the Future Programmer 

     http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

I've heard that people like it, but I haven't taught anyone the basics
in about 6 or 7 years.   

I'd like to hear how it works for folks.  

enjoy,

-jeremy

On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 07:07:51PM -0500, Mike Miller wrote:
> My son is 13 years old.  He is very interested in computers right now 
> (thanks to those of you who gave us some tips on what to by for gaming - 
> we put together a killer machine, I thought, for $600).  It was a great 
> experience for us to work together assembling the computer and installing 
> software.  He is interested in learning all sorts of things about 
> computers and he just told me that he wants to learn to program.  Many of 
> you guys are excellent programmers and would probably have ideas about 
> good ways for a kid to get started.  What do you recommend?  (Language? 
> Books? Things to try to program?)
> 
> Here are a few more facts:  We installed only Win XP x64 on his computer, 
> but he is interested in Linux, so we'll probably install that later in a 
> dual boot configuration.  I can work with him on programming stuff, but 
> most of it would be by e-mail and phone because he usually sees me every 
> other weekend.
> 
> Mike
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