Better to organically discover motivations for certain esoteric practices, like consistent variable naming conventions.
Don't worry about kids acquiring bad programming habits when they're first learning. The only habit that matters is the habit of programming. Tidiness can come later. Enthusiasm can't.
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Wouldn’t the common sense nature of that by definition mean it is not esoteric?
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Your kids starting their programming journey with Common Lisp ?
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passion grows
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Also almost all those bad habits are now cleaned up by automated systems and pre-submit checks now anyway...
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The sooner a habit is developed the more it sticks.
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What’s a good way to start a 7 year old programming?
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Tell him to go out to play and come back when he's ten.
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enthusiasm can - mine came later. but the downside of tainting enthusiasm is much higher than the upside of learning a few best practices earlier.
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