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And https://codecombat.com, which has been around for a while now. I think this paradigm (navigating a character using "move" function invocations) is good but kind of exhausts its usefulness after a while. I question whether my daughter learns coding this way or just is playing a turn based top down platformer. The most code like thing is when you use 'loops' to have characters repeat sequences of moves. I... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
+1 Scratch! My son started with it, then expanded into Roblox/Lua. Children can download other people's games and experiment there. Scratch also has pre-made art, sounds, music. https://scratch.mit.edu/. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
I am also going to highly recommend Scratch[1]. That is what got me into a programming around that age. You can even help him make a website to host his games on. [1]: https://scratch.mit.edu/. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
This ! Learning to code will come after, spending time with your son writing down ideas might be more fun at first and it's a good time to teach him that games are thoughts first and then coded after. I would have recommended Scratch [1] for a first introduction instead of hoping into code right away, but since he is 9yo he will most likely want to hop on big game engine like he sees his favorite youtubers doing.... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
How about using https://scratch.mit.edu/ ? - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago
Not courses, but Al Sweigart's "Invent with Python" are excellent. (The two games books and code cracking are excellent to start with.) Https://inventwithpython.com/. Source: 4 months ago
Check /u/alsweigart' s books on Automate the Boring Stuff with Python and on Invent your own Computer Games with Python. Source: 6 months ago
This Udemy course covers roughly the same content as the 1st edition book (the book has a little bit more, but all the basics are covered in the online course), which you can read for free online at https://inventwithpython.com. Source: 9 months ago
I also consider computer programming to be very creative. You may wish to learn the Python language. Python is a great starting language and very practical. There's some excellent free books here https://inventwithpython.com/ His book Automate the Boring Stuff with Python is very practical with real world uses. Source: 9 months ago
If that doesn't take your fancy then check out his other Python books here https://inventwithpython.com/. Source: 9 months ago
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