# Texico

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Texico and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Kids and adults enjoy this well-made, charming NHK show that teaches programming principles without a computer.

## Why people recommend it

- Kids and family love it (2 comments): "My children (3,5,8) and I absolutely love this show." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48009724)) "very charming, my kids are gonna lap this up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48007285))
- Charming, silly music, engaging teaching (2 comments): "Love the silly music and the way they teach, thanks for sharing this!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48008421)) "very charming, my kids are gonna lap this up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48007285))
- Works for adults too (2 comments): "It's extremely well made, and quite entertaining even for adults." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47360673)) "adults can learn a lott from these" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48010470))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Connections by James Burke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/connections.md): 33 recommend
- [Triumph of the Nerds](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triumph-of-the-nerds.md): 31 recommend
- [All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Adam Curtis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/all-watched-over.md): 10 recommend
- [The Century of Self by Adam Curtis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/century-of-self.md): 10 recommend
- [The Secret Life of Machines](https://hackerapproved.com/p/secret-life-of-machines.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Texico", https://hackerapproved.com/p/texico/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).