My nephew asked me to help him build a simple game in Scratch last weekend.

He's 10, and after about an hour of dragging blocks around, he looked up and said, 'It's like giving the computer a list of things to do, but you have to be really specific.' We were just at my kitchen table. Has anyone else had a moment where a kid explained a coding concept in a way that just clicked?

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jake_dixon2mo ago

Remember my niece calling variables "remember boxes.

troy2362mo ago

Kids often explain tech better than the manuals.

king.jordan1mo ago

My own code comments are basically "remember boxes" for my future self, which @troy236 would probably call an upgrade.