I favor recommending BASIC for kids for its immediacy and simplicity, however, Java would seem to be a more modern and 'internet ready' language. Has anyone out there known a child to learn programming in Java, if so at what age? I would guess that older kids\young teenagers would be able to grasp Java concepts but younger ones would find it tricky and 'boring'.
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I favor recommending BASIC for kids for its immediacy and simplicity, however, Java would seem to be a more modern and 'internet ready' language. Has anyone out there known a child to learn programming in Java, if so at what age? I would guess that older kids\young teenagers would be able to grasp Java concepts but younger ones would find it tricky and 'boring'.