Comment on Advice needed, son wants to learn how to program
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 year ago
One suggestion I haven’t seen, get him a super-cheap laptop with Linux. The exposure to a new environment beyond his phone (and likely Chromebook) will help him get more comfortable with things outside the norm.
It will help him discover if he likes to “make things” or “figure things out” which are very different activities that both directly corrolate with programming.
Alxrg@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
+1 for Linux but use your MacBook Air. There are Educational Linux versions that would be a great environment for your kid to learn to code. It can also be set up with kid safeguards.
You can also run Linux from a Usb if you’d rather not install it over MacOS
I recently put Linux (Mint) on my old 2015 MacBook Air and it’s been really great.