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Comment by GTP

2 days ago

Starting hardcore carries the risk of giving them a bad firs impression that can keep them from willing to learn thise things in the future.

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austin-cheney  2 days ago

Its how I learned this stuff back in the days of DOS.

So then pretend its easy and get them an iphone.

I suspect the goal is you, as a parent, want to feel good to yourself that you are doing something positive for a child. If that's all this is really about then put them in a corner with some educational videos and give yourself a high-five.

  • GTP  2 days ago

    > Its how I learned this stuff back in the days of DOS.

    In the days of DOS there was no (widespread) alternative.

    You first need to capture their interest, otherwise they will see the shiny GUIs other people are using and wonder why they have to write long hard-to-remember commands instead of double-clicking on an icon.