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Writing for children (and adults who like to read books written for children) is still a new thing for me. You see, for the last 20 years I’ve been studying computer science and working as a software engineer – and I still am today (in fact, as you’re reading this on a Tuesday, I’m at the office right now, preparing for a demo).
But that’s just it – I’ve only been coding for 20 years. I didn’t take my first coding course until I was a freshman in college. But today, some kids are learning to code as early as preschool. Maybe you already know that. Or maybe you didn’t.
When I was writing HOW TO CODE A SANDCASTLE, I did a lot of research about the best ways to teach coding to kids. And I learned a couple important things:
