Grandboy has graduated to the next level: Making video games instead of playing them.<\/p>\n
Nothing spectacular – at this stage he’s doing the equivalent of using sandcastle-making tools to throw sand in the air and bury the other tools. But that’s how kids learn, yep?<\/p>\n
Roblox looks to be one of the best ways for kids to learn object-oriented programming.<\/p>\n
His goal is to “publish games on the platform so he can use them on his own YouTube channel that he’ll host. The channel will feature the music he’ll create during his night job. Engineer by day, deejay by night.”<\/p>\n
His words, not mine, haha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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