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Design and development of code that can be executed by a computer or a computational device to obtain a result of computation or carry out a specific task. Includes programmable robots, toys, programming games and applications such as Scratch. Does not include [video-games]. Synonyms: coding, software development, software engineering. For questions regarding computer use, including access, entertainment, and education, use [computer].

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9yr old kid wants to learn programming, what's the best language to get him started?

I'm going to answer quick before this gets closed: Logo! It's visual and easy to learn, and can help him practice procedural thinking, breaking repeated tasks into reusable methods, and even recursion …
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