From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107f24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid107f24,public X-Google-Thread: f4fd2,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4fd2,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,8c898456133be452 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1164ba,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid1164ba,public X-Google-Thread: 10259a,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid10259a,public X-Google-Thread: 103d24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid103d24,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-21 04:53:15 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!paloalto-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!sjc1.nntp.concentric.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!newsfeed.ozemail.com.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!newshub1.rdc1.nsw.optushome.com.au!news1.belrs1.nsw.optushome.com.au.POSTED!not-for-mail From: raj Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.basic,comp.lang.functional,comp.lang.scheme,comp.lang.perl,comp.lang.cobol Subject: Re: Beginner's Language? Message-ID: <2u0igtc0piqnrsc8h04236pros8bt2kavf@4ax.com> References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> <9d6b6e$1bt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <87snihxiwc.fsf@frown.here> <9dbi83$sji$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <87heyu7cqd.fsf@frown.here> <9dc20p$hh15e$1@ID-37382.news.dfncis.de> <9dclnt$9ic1@news.cis.okstate.edu> <3B02C05B.BA4B63C6@raytheon.com> <3B08965C.6F34D5C9@ix.netcom.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:53:13 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.164.144.2 X-Complaints-To: abuse@optushome.com.au X-Trace: news1.belrs1.nsw.optushome.com.au 990445993 203.164.144.2 (Mon, 21 May 2001 21:53:13 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 21:53:13 EST Organization: @Home Network Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:7672 comp.lang.lisp:10435 comp.lang.smalltalk:9999 comp.lang.functional:5753 comp.lang.scheme:3939 comp.lang.perl:2860 comp.lang.cobol:9224 Date: 2001-05-21T11:53:13+00:00 List-Id: >stephan@pcrm.win.tue.nl wrote: > >> I definitely nominate COBOL. It will have the added advantage that >> whatever comes next will look as an improvement. (OK, there's still >> INTERCAL). I nominate FORTRAN. :-) It is so appalling that any other language that they learn will come as a pleasant relief !