How Young Is TOO Young To Teach Kids To Code?

I started in the third grade. Most kids have trouble coding until they've developed some form of abstract thinking. The biggest thing is to never force someone to learn to code - that'll take the fun out of it. Teach them when they want to learn, and do it on their terms.

I started coding when I was like 7 or 8 years old...<p>Was I a freak or is that a generally acceptable age to start teaching the average child?

I was 10, original BASIC, APPLE 2C