[jrumbut]

I love the idea there. I know I and many others were taught coding by being plopped in front of an empty editor window.

If I had to design a curriculum that wouldn't happen until very late in the process. Start by copying, then modifying, then adding and subtracting elements, then get to wholly original creation.

I also imagine this would cut down on cheating. No more empty page terror, or panic to grab a solution.