Ask HN: How Are Parents Who Program Teaching Their Kids Today? 12 points by laze00 1 hour ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments Father of two here. I started coding in BASIC when I was 8 and fell in love with computers. It evolved into a passion for building products, and it has been my life's career.My son is showing interest in programming, mostly because, like other kids, he wants to make games. That's what got me started, too :) We've been working with Scratch and GameMaker, and I’ve be...