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From: Gary Scott <Gary.L.Scott@lmtas.lmco.com>
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Subject: Re: Beginner's Language?
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 16:50:15 -0500
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Hi, I vote for "F".  Excessive news group postings trimmed.

Simon Wright wrote:
> 
> "Marin David Condic" <marin.condic.auntie.spam@pacemicro.com> writes:
> 
> > My advice for a first programming language would be Ada (for a lot
> > of reasons besides being my favorite language :-) followed by Pascal
> > & maybe Modula-2. Save the other stuff until the students have
> > progressed a little.
> 
> All very heavy, what about Logo? (after all, it was designed for
> beginners).
> 
> -S (tongue _not_ in cheek)