I got into making games around that age, back in the mid 90s. I used a tool called Klik and Play which didn't require any coding, everything was visual. It really clicked with me, I had a lot of fun and learned a great deal.
Klik and Play is ancient history now, but the company that made it is still around, might be worth a look: https://www.clickteam.com/
I help teach an introductory programming class to high school students. We still use jQuery to teach basic programming concepts, because it helps students add basic interactivity to a web page without a) the overhead of learning a full framework like React, or b) exposing them to the insanity of web APIs. Check out the curriculum if you're interested: https://github.com/itscodenation/curriculum-20-21
If you just want to add simple interactivity to a web page, jQuery provides a really nice API to do just that. Sure it's not the ideal thing to build a whole SPA on, but it has its place.
I had to use Gerrit in a previous job, and _hated_ it. The UX is abysmal. Some folks loved it though, especially engineers working mostly on the backend. People with more of a frontend focus couldn't get past the awful user experience.
Klik and Play is ancient history now, but the company that made it is still around, might be worth a look: https://www.clickteam.com/