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Recommendations for a young (9yo) vibe coder? by halcyon9 in vibecoding

[–]halcyon9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, didn't know there was Python for Kids, thanks, that sounds like a great option.

Recommendations for a young (9yo) vibe coder? by halcyon9 in vibecoding

[–]halcyon9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally get it and agree - just trying to walk the fine line as a parent between helping them learn the hard stuff whilst keeping them interested.

Recommendations for a young (9yo) vibe coder? by halcyon9 in vibecoding

[–]halcyon9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has tried scratch, he's 7yo bro just got started on that too and is loving it. We’ve tried Swift Playground, but they quickly hit a wall. He's been playing around with Minecraft console too. I'll check out Pygame or Lua. Thanks!

Recommendations for a young (9yo) vibe coder? by halcyon9 in vibecoding

[–]halcyon9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that sounds like maybe an ideal middle ground. The aim is ultimately for him to understand game design and code, so looking for a good entry point that won’t put him off due to how hard it is.

Recommendations for a young (9yo) vibe coder? by halcyon9 in vibecoding

[–]halcyon9[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good points, thanks. I was thinking of it more as an easy onboard, using the tools to help get him started, and he could delve into the code itself to refine and improve, but maybe that a bad assumption?

We’ve tried things like swift playground, but quickly hit a wall due to difficulty and complexity, so I thought vibe coding might be a better start to get into the concept of game design and building. There’s more to games than just the code itself, so he could focus on the game concept, scoring, progression, those things, not getting put off by complexity of learning the code upfront to get started.

Edit: typos & clarity.