I have mentored two middle schoolers in an independent study using Codea. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;codea.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;codea.io&#x2F;</a> It&#x27;s great for that immediate feedback loop when starting out.<p>If you weren&#x27;t using iOS, love2d is great, as well.