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 nostr:npub1n783957maa2g7rpdyd5knx0whfggllws33clq9qg4dme3wauxrvq6q87ev nostr:npub1avecqxtg40l6d8m4a3zagt0zv2ldn9dzq6w96xjzmg0ewu6l8ucqdw5nwl nostr:npub1wg02ev7lfmnrwsjqu2tcm2qm4gw65aw0dyywfwvgafqnqyf02wmqhht0yf Exactly, enthusiasm cannot be taught, you have to impress, but it has to be practical. In 7th grade I was impressed enough by what mIRC scripts could do to start writing my own and eventually switch to C and FreeBSD by the end of 9th grade.

Writing multiplayer game mods sounds like perfect alternative to spark the interest, and switching to IDE OS of a choice would occur naturally at later point.