Ask HN: Resources for teaching 11yr old to code?

4 points by verelo ↗ HN
A friend reached out to me recently asking where I would suggest he go to help teach his 11 yr old daughter who wants to learn to code (He is a lawyer, so not going to be super helpful until she has to negotiate the mediocrity of corporate compliance and license requirements).

Frankly, i'm surprised how hard I'm finding this question to answer. I think part of if it is that I don't want to get it wrong, and the other half is that I love that we're talking about a young woman who wants to get into this field, so i double want to get it right!

So my ask, what would you suggest? People with first hand experience with kids here I'd love to hear from you!

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This question comes up regularly. There's been a couple of threads with dozens of links and advice in the past. Even ages as young as 4 year olds. Search for 'ask hn teach child' https://hn.algolia.com/?query=ask%20hn%20teach%20child Similarly for the words son, daughter, niece.

Thanks, I'll give that a try!