I offered Jack a simple explanation of Coding and defined it as writing instructions for computers and other hardware. I asked Jack to try to explain computer language to me as it clearly is different from human language, and to explain in his own words how one can instruct a computer to read instructions (called “programs”) and do what you have asked it to do. We then read about Charles Babbage an English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer in the mid-19th century. He developed a device called the analytical engine, and worked on it for nearly 40 years. I used this as an example to show how hard work with a purpose and drive can result in many cool ground-breaking inventions and successes in life. Jack and I then researched the person who made the app, Minecraft, and Jack knew the name of the creator. We read about his early childhood and noted many parallels to Jack's interests.