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Cedar · 3406 days ago · link · · parent · post: Hello Ruby is a programming book for kids, it releases soon!
I actually have a friend who was using AutoHotKey to automate stuff in Excel, just because he was never taught it could be programmed. Now the curriculum in the UK is shifting even further away from that "How to use Office" mentality, it'll be a challenge to get students exploring these programs and learning about them. The thing is, kids have always been messing around with these things, it's just now they're actually being told they can do it and are being given the support and tools to do so. The challenge is making this stuff engaging to those who have no interest at all in it, even when you present it as a way to be creative or do something for themselves.