Heard a kid at the library say they learned coding from a game

I was grabbing a book on Python basics yesterday and overheard a teenager telling their friend they learned variables from a puzzle game. It made me think back to when I started, maybe 8 years ago, with a giant textbook that felt like a brick. Now beginners can pick up core ideas from something fun, which is pretty cool. I tried one of those games for 20 minutes and it actually explained loops better than my first class did. Makes me wonder if the old way of just reading and typing code is still the best start. What was the first thing that made coding click for you guys?

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emma_lee2210d ago

Yeah, the part about games explaining loops better than a class is so real. I mean, for me it clicked when I had to fix a broken mod for a game I liked, because I actually cared about the problem. Sometimes you just need a reason to use the code, not just learn it.

gracej9910d ago

Honestly that's a pretty good point from both of you. @skyler_kelly69 fixing a Warcraft map sounds way more fun than a boring class project. It makes sense that you'd try harder when you actually want the game to work right.

skyler_kelly6910d ago

My first real coding project was fixing a custom map in Warcraft 3. You're right, having a goal you care about makes the logic stick way faster than any textbook example. What kind of mod were you trying to fix?

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