Hi all,

My 8 year old is asking if he can learn how to program.

I’d like to support this, and it seems like it’s not a transient interest as he’s been all over scratch, and using things like minecraft commands for the last year. I have an old (pre 2017) MacBook Air I can set up for this. How do I / what would you advise I set up for him, to a) keep him safe online (he’s 8!) and b) give him the tools he needs in a structured way.

  • Alxrg@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    For OP’s question (just to stay on topic before we veer off), would you still recommend a Linux distribution on their MacBook Air?

    Edubuntu seemed like a good choice to reuse their existing hardware and have a safe environment. There’s lots more choices to choose from

    I’m only casually using my Linux MacBook but haven’t had any troubles with the keyboard.

    Although a nice tiling window manager sounds like fun. I’ll have to look into it.