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CaptainKraft

My son is 8 and hasn't shown an ounce of interest in computers. Maybe one day I can bring him over to the dark side :-)

Yours truly,
Sad programmer dad

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Miriam Tocino

That's sad. It's been a while since you posted this.
I wonder, did you have any luck over the last years?

P.S. I have a 3yo now and I'm doing my best for him to know that understanding computers is a superpower. ;D

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kittyhacker101

Lol, I am 13 and I am better at programming than some adults. I learned everything off the internet, because I am the only person in my entire family who is actually interested in this kind of stuff.

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CaptainKraft

It took me years to finally get off my bum and do some programming. I wish I hadn't been so lazy as a kid. When I was in 3rd grade, I decided I wanted to make games. Didn't even try until I was 20-something

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kittyhacker101

Lol, I started when I first got the idea. Like, the same day.
Also, I got the WiFi password for my schools WiFi when I was 11, and everyone was like "How did you do this? Are you a hacker?".

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tbodt

are you a hacker

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kittyhacker101

Maybe...

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tbodt

spoopy