Teaching programming to beginners with LLMs

Reflections on a first experiment

Marie-Hélène Burle

December 8, 2025

Things to keep in track of

• the technology
• the regulations
• society

Things to keep in track of

• the technology (feasible)
• the regulations (easy for now as it’s a vacuum)
• society (where I got caught by surprise)

Privacy issues https://xkcd.com/2169/