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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jun 2015

    My 6 yo asked what programming was like. I told him it was like making Lego out of words.

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      1. Tim Bunce‏ @timbunce 12 Jun 2015
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        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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      2. Dan North‏ @tastapod 11 Jun 2015
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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."

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      2. Jared Schnelle‏ @schnelle 11 Jun 2015
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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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      3. MC Pablo‏ @p4bl0 11 Jun 2015
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        @schnelle haha that's a funny thing to say to the author of Hackers and Painters :-D @paulg

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      4. Jared Schnelle‏ @schnelle 11 Jun 2015
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        @p4bl0 @paulg Oh it's been so long since I've read that essay. Now to re-read and see what you mean :)

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      5. Jared Schnelle‏ @schnelle 11 Jun 2015
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        @p4bl0 @paulg Hackers and Painters is a -perfect- description of how I approach my work and the applications I write.

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      1. Microsoft Developer‏Verified account @msdev 11 Jun 2015
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        @paulg We dare say that's simply brilliant.

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      2. ve4ernik (Ivan I. Kurdov)‏ @ve4ernik 11 Jun 2015
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        @paulg 'Making Lego out of words' — How's that different from plain old natural language? :D

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      1. Brian Jordan‏ @bcjordan 17 Jun 2015
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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-1

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      1. Rod Johnson‏ @springrod 12 Jun 2015
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        @paulg @edwk Scratch actually models it like that

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      1. Dwight Merriman‏ @dmerr 12 Jun 2015
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        @paulg more like jenga out of words - it can fall down

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      1. Jeff‏ @jrd4321 11 Jun 2015
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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!"

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      1. Antonio Herráiz‏ @antonioherraizs 11 Jun 2015
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        @paulg except when the code is not yours it's like making Lego out of chunky puke.

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      1. Jared Schnelle‏ @schnelle 11 Jun 2015
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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.

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      1. Tina Roth Eisenberg‏ @swissmiss 11 Jun 2015
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        @paulg Great explanation. Will adopt!

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      2. Fred‏ @fredlee 11 Jun 2015
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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.

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