Seriously. Basic will stunt their growth. Forget all the bastard languages like Java and C++, give them a real object-oriented language like Smalltalk. This will encourage conceptual thinking while giving them a clean syntax and the immediate feedback of an interactive environment.
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Seriously. Basic will stunt their growth. Forget all the bastard languages like Java and C++, give them a real object-oriented language like Smalltalk. This will encourage conceptual thinking while giving them a clean syntax and the immediate feedback of an interactive environment.