When I was a kid learning programming on my ZX81 and BBC Micro (model B), the Usborne series of books where my source of reference. Usbourne books are still good today and my kids have quite a number. But Usborne have recently released PDF versions of these original books (not that I need the PDF as I still have the real ones).
One of the great things about the programs in those books is that they are simple, perhaps repetative but they are easy to understand. But also critically easy to modify to learn about programming. To teach a new generation I thought that I would recode the originals into node.js applications. This particular repo is for the Computer Spacegames book - a PDF of this can be download from (https://usborne.com/browse-books/features/computer-and-coding-books/)
The programs are written in both Python and JavaScript - with the aim of running inside node.js from the command line.
Q Command Line?
A Yes _ I beieve that this the best way to learn to program - you are directly issuing instructions to the computer.