>>Ou sont les neiges d'antan?
>>They were wonderful times, indeed. Some VFP apps that I wrote back then are still running. Each day increases the ROI- which is already off the chart.
>>There are good things happening now, though.
>>One grandson is taking his masters in computer science. I love what he tells me.
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>For years my daughter wanted to be a veterinarian. I was just happy that she wanted to follow a light that had zero to do with I.T.
>But all summer long, she has been asking me to teach her what I do. I never wanted her anywhere near this industry. So now I'm torn.

Just tell her what you know. What else had one to give? A potters son will learn clay. Finally coding is just like writing - a tool to solve problems. The real thing is to understand customers problems, so on the first level you hand her a tool. And whatever she will learn, learning in itself is valuable.

(Pro tip. For all what I remember the age of your daughter: Check out https://www.firstlegoleague.org/ It's a cool way to learn mechanics and coding. And working together. I'm coach for 9 years now, forced by daughter #2)