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by TeMPOraL 3688 days ago
When you're six you most likely can. And all those colorful blocks and smiling monkey-people look like something designed for one- or two-years-olds.

I was around 7 or 9 when I first saw QBasic. I definitely wasn't afraid of text at that age. The wonder of programming isn't in how it looks - it's in what it does.