mom asks me offhand what language I'd teach a kid who wanted to learn to code and I think assuming said kid didn't have a particular goal in mind (make a website?) I'd just want some sort of, idk… typed Forth?
something that executes according to a clear, easy, sketchable model
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I hear Logo is cool. Maybe code.world? Age might also affect what kind of stuff you can teach - but I'm not knowledgeable enough childhood development to be able to say…
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processing.org is also a nice option, even if it's just drawing pictures as opposed to anything dynamic/interactive.