Teaching Kids Forth | Hacker News

Hacker News users debated whether Forth is a good language for teaching kids programming.

Supporters said Forth can be elegant and educational, especially for introducing stack-based and postfix thinking.

Critics argued that words like DUP, OVER, ROT, and PICK make it hard for beginners to move past toy examples.

The discussion highlighted a broader question in programming education: which languages best teach core computing ideas?