[mircerlancerous]

My son is 12, and we've just started in on learning coding. To make it fun, we're making a game together. He does all the art and game design, and I do all the coding. To help him learn coding, I make him sit with me while I do the easy parts, so that he learns concepts. I explain things like variables, loops, and functions, and then talk through the design with him. He 'helps' me solve things at a high level, and then I show him what the solution looks like. At his age I think simple exposure to concepts is important, as it will make things easier if he gets into it himself when he's older. As for AI, it is still just a tool to make devs more productive, you still need to understand coding to get the most out of it. With that in mind, the basics are just as important as ever.