From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Computer Programming for Everybody?
Date: 1999/09/14
Date: 1999-09-14T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7rlbdc$c4p$1@nnrp1.deja.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.BSF.4.10.9909132135540.5540-100000@shell5.ba.best.com
In article
<Pine.BSF.4.10.9909132135540.5540-100000@shell5.ba.best.com>,
Brian Rogoff <bpr@shell5.ba.best.com> wrote:
> Mitch, do you actually know any Python, or did my mild
disparaging of
> Ada for this purpose just set off a rant? I assure you, I much
prefer
> Ada for many tasks. However, I'll probably start my son off
with Legos,
> a tricycle, and the dog-paddle. I assume you'll start yours
off with
> with hammer and nails, a motorcycle, and scuba diving.
>
> -- Brian
The idea that Python is analogous to a tricycle is not one
that should be allowed to remain unchallenged. Python was
certainly NOT designed with the objective of being a simple
language to teach at this level, and in my opinion it falls
short in many respects.
My preference here would be to teach ABC, but this thread sure
has veered far from Ada, and would probably better be moved to
other groups which spend countless effort discussing this issue.
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Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-09-10 0:00 Computer Programming for Everybody? Ted Dennison
1999-09-10 0:00 ` David Botton
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Raymond Calande
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-09-12 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-12 0:00 ` mitch
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-13 0:00 ` John Duncan
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Mike Hall
1999-09-14 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Tarjei Jensen
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
[not found] ` <Pine.HPP.3.93.990915162218.958A-100000@merle.acns.nwu.edu>
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
[not found] ` <7ronav$shf@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
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