Python for a 10-14 years old?

[Lucas Raab]

Leif B. Kristensen wrote:
> R.Meijer wrote:
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>>Jot <jot <at> nad.com> writes:
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>>>If she's really gifted i hope she dumps that obsolete monolithic
>>>kernel as soon as she realizes that such beautiful language as python
>>>shouldn't be used on top of ugly, badly designed software.
>>
>>Did somebody say off-topic?
> 
> 
> I'd say it's a "Troll -1". Anyway, that'd be my moderator response over
> at Slashdot. As had been said so many times; GNU/Hurd is still a
> pipe-dream. Those who think that the Linux kernel is based on faulty
> concepts should really get their act together and produce their own
> microkernel. Personally, I don't care about the kernel architecture as
> long as I've got a system that works right here, now.
>  
> 
>>Anyway, I myself am 14 years old and I can make simple python scripts
>>already by learning it off the official tutorial that comes with it.
>>My tip: let her take her time with a normal adult tutorial, and give
>>her small assignments every few chapters just so she gets it.
> 
> 
> If I may ask, do you think that the "How to think like a Computer
> Scientist" is a good starter? I'm 52 years old and learned my basics
> with Swan's "Mastering Turbo Pascal 5.5" way back when, but I'm
> sincerely wondering what your generation think are hi-class tutorials.
> 
> I've got a thirteen-year old daughter to whom I have recently taught the
> HTML basics, but she doesn't readily take to actual programming. If
> you've got any idea what I should push to her to get her fascinated
> about _real_ programming, I'd be obliged. Or maybe her head isn't
> screwed together that way, what do I know.

I found "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist" a very good book. It 
was very well written and didn't push too many things onto you at once.

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