Hi!
Soon I’ll have my little nephew (13) in my company to check out software development for a week.
I’m working with large industry machines in real time Linux systems, so obviously I’d show him my test machine and if the customer agrees, I can show him some robots as well.
Also, he will get some crash course in computer basics.
He is an avid gamer - although not really good with computers.
I’ve gifted him a still nice laptop with Linux and Steam installed 1-2 years ago and he happily played Minecraft, but after some time he went back to his Switch 2.
Now he uses my Steam Deck - although that doesn’t make that much of a difference…
I’d like to give him something fun as an exercise, that’s is early rewarding.
Perfect would be, if he could code himself a little computer game, but that’s completely out of my normal work stuff and I don’t know what good options are available.
I guess starting with C++ and an Unreal engine or similar is more than an overkill.
Is there something, that is teaching the basics and gives rather quick rewards, which can produce a little something after 2-3 days?
Thank you all in advance!
Just in case don’t force anything, it could be he isn’t interested. That curiosity should be on him, but sometimes you have to throw reeses on the floor to attract the ET.
My son is also into gaming and started with a juvinile course creating roblox games. Say what you want about Roblox (you are right) but it is a fantastic introduction to basic development in a game environment (remember, reeses) Two years later, now at 14, he started a python course and comes every Thursday excited to show me what he learnt.
My daughter on the other hand, will throw up just thinking about it xD
Yeah, that’s why I check the options
At least he came to me to ask, if he could make this school-work thingie at my place, because he thinks, it helps him to know more about computers.
But I’ll need to start with the real basics about… everything