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by kjellsbells 782 days ago
If your kid is already doing Scratch, Blockly is a really easy next step.

https://developers.google.com/blockly

Critically, Blockly can emit JavaScript and Python, plus it supports plugins for extended functionality. So the kid can stay inside the blockly universe for as long as they like, but easily peer under the hood and get into Python or JavaScript as soon as they like.