Great article! I recently raised some hackles by saying that JavaScript is also the best first coding language for kids (https://medium.com/young-coder/is-javascript-the-best-language-for-new-coders-ef7b265f7372). Not because it’s a good teaching language (it’s a terrible teaching language), but because it’s simply everywhere (incredible reach, no deployment) and kids are already spending 95% of their computer time in a browser anyway. However, I recommend using a good IDE (like VS Code) that can catch type safety errors and provide other conveniences — I think those guardrails are particularly useful.