My 6 yo asked what programming was like. I told him it was like making Lego out of words. (via @paulg)
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@paulg@richcampbell “It’s like when you couldn’t figure out that puzzle and you cried because someone had stolen a piece. But every day." - 1 more reply
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@paulg I like to say it's like painting. I'm not an artist, but imagine this feels similarly. Ideas in my head become real with my hands. -
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@paulg We dare say that's simply brilliant.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg 'Making Lego out of words' — How's that different from plain old natural language? :D - 1 more reply
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@paulg if you're looking for programming activities to try together, http://studio.code.org/s/course1 and http://www.scratchjr.org are suitable for K-1Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg more like jenga out of words - it can fall downThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg taught my 9 yr old some programming last night for 1st time. reaction: "that's what all those keys without letters are for!"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg except when the code is not yours it's like making Lego out of chunky puke.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I think that the Lego comparison will be so much more accurate for his generation. He can program 3d printers to make ideas.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Great explanation. Will adopt!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg More like complaining about having to maintain legacy Lego builds, and wanting to start over with the latest hotness set. - 1 more reply
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