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An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python (spectrum.ieee.org)
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An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python::The students also learn how to design board games and video games

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (17 children)

Java... I started with Java myself when I was a teen. It's not a good idea.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (15 children)

I think Java is still a good language for beginners. The tooling around it is really good and it catches lots of issues at compile time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In my opinion, C# would be better for this job. It is similar, but has many features that simplify the code, such as top level statements, LINQ, collection expressions and stuff like that. It's also way more popular in game development and that's what most teens are interested in

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