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Should I teach students who doesn't know computer science C or JavaScript first? (programming.dev)
submitted 18 hours ago by ghodawalaaman@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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Hello,

I am thinking about teaching my students JavaScript first so that they can start creating websites and make their career, what are your thoughts?

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[–] TechnoCat@piefed.social 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't know how old your students are, but there is also MIT Scratch.

[–] thehairguy@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

+1 to scratch, I’ve used it to both teach kids at one of those “stem summer camps” and adults who do recruiting for tech firms. Both groups were able to pick it up pretty quickly