My first exposure to programming was on a Commodore PET, in BASIC. Back then you were expected to be able to write your own code if necessary. The facilities to run code were included in every computer, unlike now, where it's all apps from the app store.
If I had to teach someone from scratch now, I'd teach the basics of text editing, files, etc... then Python, something immediate mode, like BASIC was.
If I had to teach someone from scratch now, I'd teach the basics of text editing, files, etc... then Python, something immediate mode, like BASIC was.