Re: [Fish-users] fish as a first programming language

Patrick, I think a shell has some advantages as an introduction to programming and computing, and Fish is designed to be simple and consistent. Good luck and keep us posted about how it goes! On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 4:33 AM, Patrick wrote: > Hi Siteshwar > >

Re: [Fish-users] fish as a first programming language

Hi Siteshwar Thanks for your post and I received another helpful one offlist too, lots to work with. I think these are all good suggestions but I think I will start with fish and then move towards these other options. Thanks again to all On 01/24/2016 01:16 PM, Siteshwar wrote: On

[Fish-users] fish as a first programming language

Hi ! I thinking of introducing programming to my son. I am reading javascript for kids but it seems to me that many of these concepts would be easier in fish and a shell might be an even easier place to tinker than a browser/text editor. I am looking for the lowest barrier to entry. What do

Re: [Fish-users] fish as a first programming language

You don't say how old your son is, but I'd go for the tutorials at code.org or Scratch (scratch.mit.edu), which are far more structured, visual and geared for kids. My 7- and 9-year olds love them. --Diego On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:03 PM, Patrick wrote: Hi !

Re: [Fish-users] fish as a first programming language

On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 9:08 PM, Patrick wrote: > Hi Diego, Hi Glenn > > He will turn 10 soon. He has a severe disability but is quite good with > computers and could type the whole alphabet, compensating for > uppercase/lowercase at 18 months of age. > I would