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Ask HN: How did you teach coding to a family member?

2 pointsby AlwaysNewb23over 1 year ago
What methods did you try? How successful were you?

2 comments

Aachenover 1 year ago
I don&#x27;t know anyone who did, maybe that&#x27;s why nobody commented here?<p>As a ~15-year-old, I taught a sibling how to do some things in game maker, but can&#x27;t say that either of us could really code at the end. Gave some tips to another sibling later but they were mostly doing their own thing, wasn&#x27;t really involved there. Wouldn&#x27;t really call either thing &quot;teaching to code&quot; let alone using a certain &quot;method&quot;
simonblackover 1 year ago
You don&#x27;t - they can learn for themselves.<p>You can answer their queries but they should learn for themselves. You can&#x27;t instil curiosity where there is none.<p>&quot;Never try to teach a pig to sing. It only wastes your time and annoys the pig.&quot; - Heinlein