Seeking suggestions on what language to start our 12yo son on

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Scratch

#Kids Education #Programming #Coding 557 social mentions

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LOVE 2D

I recommend Lua for a beginner, it's fast, light and simple. They can learn Lua with games they play or make. LÖVE is an amazing engine to make simple games in Lua for beginners and even more advanced stuff. Some games that include coding Lua are: Roblox (free, requires some specs, and is owned a shady company), Garry's Mod (cheap - Steam, runs 60+ fps on very low end laptops), Particubes (free, newer game that runs on anything). Lua is cool because it's both fast and suitable for beginners, which a lot of languages can't get right.

#Game Development #Game Engine #2D Game Engine 181 social mentions

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EduBlocks

#Game Development #Kids Education #Game Engine 4 social mentions

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Flutter.dev

Once he learns the basics of Dart he can use it to make amazing cross-platform applications using Flutter.

#Development Tools #Application Builder #Mobile App Development 340 social mentions