> “…8yo prompted (using voice recognition) Claude to make a game…”
And we thought it would be _visual programming_ that brought children to programming. Cool. Its logic.
And we thought it would be _visual programming_ that brought children to programming. Cool. Its logic.
If you're trying to get away from the burden of syntax or other onerous aspects of coding, well then just use an AI coding assistant. OTOH, if you (for some reason) want to learn a textual programming language, then write code in that language yourself.
Coding is a solution waiting for a problem kids don’t have yet. The answer is always “try a game”. But llm and logic can help children engage with the actual problems they have and what is flying around their little imaginations. Syntax and other code _constraints_ should not be the cost of entry.