I remember seeing some stuff for kids to learn programming on Download.com. I suggest checking there.
> Patrick Harkins > Research Application Support Specialist > Shur-Gain > 150 Research Lane Suite 200 > Guelph ON > N1G 4T2 > (519) 823-7017 > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:34 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Learning Programming > > > I have a 13 year old nephew who is a genius (or at least in > my mind ;). > He seems to be interested in picking up programming. (He > borrowed one of > my Mastering CF MX books and is thumbing through it.) I'd > _really_ like > to help him learn programming, although I'm across the country so I > can't sit with him and cover the basics. Does anyone know of a good > program/book/whatever that teaches basic CS principles? I don't care > about the language - hell even ASP would be fine - but I want > something > that teaches things like data structures, flow, etc. The > language is not > important. > > Any recommendations? Remember I won't be there and > unfortunately no one > else local to him is a programmer. (Although I'm moving there > soon and I > may just wait till I can personaly tutor him.) > > Oh, and it doesn't have to be web specific - although I am > going to pick > him up a good HTML book. > > ============================================================== > ========= > Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus > Yahoo IM : morpheus > > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
