Yeah it'd be interesting for me too to explore this further. Stay in touch via my twitter @idancali and I'll post stuff as soon as I get a chance. Until then, check out this post I wrote recently: http://dancali.io/blog/you-too-can-become-a-computer-program...
It's about how I decided to pursue coding as a career when I was in high-school.
I think the main thing is to tell younger kids that coding is an art just like drawing and that there is no right or wrong way of doing stuff. They should not be afraid to break things and experiment and they should absolutely have fun building things, seeing things come to life. That's what got me into coding in the first place and I think that's what makes a world of difference. The rest, the variables and things like that are secondary.
It's about how I decided to pursue coding as a career when I was in high-school.
I think the main thing is to tell younger kids that coding is an art just like drawing and that there is no right or wrong way of doing stuff. They should not be afraid to break things and experiment and they should absolutely have fun building things, seeing things come to life. That's what got me into coding in the first place and I think that's what makes a world of difference. The rest, the variables and things like that are secondary.