On: Ask HN: What programming language should I teach m...

[andrewljohnson]

Go with Python. I taught my 7-year old nephew Python in an hour, but failed to teach him javascript. There's just too much to type and explain.

Also, it's easier to explain to someone if you have an interpreter going and they can see the results.

[racyrick → andrewljohnson]

Yes, I second that the interpreter is easy to show people basic things. The cocos2d stuff with the interpreter are really informative.