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From: "Tarjei Jensen" <tarjei.jensen@kvaerner.com>
Subject: Re: Computer Programming for Everybody?
Date: 1999/09/13
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Ted Dennison wrote in message <7rbkm4$pn6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Today I came across a proposal that got DARPA funding for an initiative
>to teach *all* elementary-schoolers to program just like they are all
>taught geometry. Its an interesting concept, which does have some merit.


I think it is a hideously bad idea regardless of language employed.

I don't think anybody at that age need to learn to program. There are a lot of
other things that needs to be learnt and mastered.


Greetings,