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An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Kids in Asia are way ahead of that. Some countries have had programming on their curriculum for more than a decade

[–] realharo@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I had programming (Pascal) in school in a random-ass country in Europe 20 years ago (I was like 14).

This has been widespread all over the world for a long time.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

At 14 I could barely get a for loop and if statement working properly. Pascal then VB for me, once a week for 2 years. Only really started programming in uni. Some Asian countries start in primary school at as early as 3 years old. It's as important as languages to them. By 14 they're already doing robotics and writing social media clones.

We are quite far behind in the west.