Ask HN: How to teach a kid of 15 Linux and programming

• processing

  456 6,445 0.0 Java

  Source code for the Processing Core and Development Environment (PDE)

  

> how do I get him learning programming in a fun way?

Processing / P5.js can be pretty fun to learn. You use a real programming language to create art and animations. With little code you can get a circle on the screen, then making it move, then following your mouse, then adding other shapes, then changing colour depending on some event… It’s conductive to experimentation and a way to gradually introduce concepts.

https://processing.org/

https://p5js.org/

https://thecodingtrain.com/

• p5.js

  233 20,850 9.9 JavaScript

  p5.js is a client-side JS platform that empowers artists, designers, students, and anyone to learn to code and express themselves creatively on the web. It is based on the core principles of Processing. http://twitter.com/p5xjs —

  

> how do I get him learning programming in a fun way?

Processing / P5.js can be pretty fun to learn. You use a real programming language to create art and animations. With little code you can get a circle on the screen, then making it move, then following your mouse, then adding other shapes, then changing colour depending on some event… It’s conductive to experimentation and a way to gradually introduce concepts.

https://processing.org/

https://p5js.org/

https://thecodingtrain.com/

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• Godot

  2,744 83,500 10.0 C++

  Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

  

If Scratch is too limiting, you can try to get them hooked on programming with developing games using Godot or Unity:

https://godotengine.org/

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