That allows them to focus on the logic of their programs.
A 10yo might be fine starting by typing programs in from a manual (what I did) but nowadays people want to introduce programming to 6yo kids.
debugging errors has a lot to do with programming
typos are a kind of bug
When I was 10, I started programming in BASIC ... we're talking about simple expressions and statements.
Me, too! On the Acorn Electron.
My son will turn 6 soon. I think he's ready for Scratch (or at least Scratch Jr) but I'm not sure he's ready for BASIC. I guess I could him a printout of some code and see if he can type it in without errors...