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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,cba8f3b7d762cbd4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: rodemann@mathematik.uni-ulm.de (Joerg Rodemann) Subject: Re: help with survey Date: 1997/06/26 Message-ID: <5otr28$fif$1@orion-fddi.rz.uni-ulm.de>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 252714644 References: Organization: University of Ulm, SAI, Germany Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Duane sent us a little form for his survey on introductory programming languages. I think he should revise his form a bit because it leaves some statements quite unclear. Duane Crawford (dcrawf3@gl.umbc.edu) wrote: > 3. Your chosen language(s) textbooks are _________. > [ ] above average > [ ] average > [ ] below average What criterium do you want us to use for this ranking? Level (beginner, medium, professional)? Quality (as far as one can judge on this in a not subjective way...)? > 5. Your chosen language is practical (everyone uses it). ^^^^^^^^^ At least you tell us what you mean by practical. From a logical standpoint I might say: NO --- whatever language you choose since for sure there are some people who do not use the chosen language. ;-> I guess your assumed answer is 'NO' for all other languages besides C/C++...although there certainly are a lot of people with a different opinion. Greetings Joerg -- rodemann@mathematik.uni-ulm.de | Dipl.-Phys. Joerg S. Rodemann Phone: ++49-(0)711-5090670 | Flurstrasse 21, D-70372 Stuttgart, Germany -----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- rodemann@rus.uni-stuttgart.de | University of Stuttgart, Computing Center Phone: ++49-(0)711-685-5815 | Visualization Department, Office: 0.304 Fax: ++49-(0)711-678-7626 | Allmandring 30a, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany