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by LostInTheWoods 1387 days ago
typing fast has nothing to do with programming

debugging errors has a lot to do with programming

typos are a kind of bug

When I was 10, I started programming in BASIC ... we're talking about simple expressions and statements.
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rahimnathwani 1387 days ago
"When I was 10, I started programming in BASIC"

Me, too! On the Acorn Electron.

My son will turn 6 soon. I think he's ready for Scratch (or at least Scratch Jr) but I'm not sure he's ready for BASIC. I guess I could him a printout of some code and see if he can type it in without errors...

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