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, MSGID_RANDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,71d1fdde81c072f8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Robert Dewar Subject: Re: Computer Programming for Everybody? Date: 1999/09/14 Message-ID: <7rlbdc$c4p$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 524815442 References: <7rbkm4$pn6$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7ri1ls$1rf9@drn.newsguy.com> X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 x37.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 205.232.38.14 Organization: Deja.com - Share what you know. Learn what you don't. X-Article-Creation-Date: Tue Sep 14 11:26:45 1999 GMT X-MyDeja-Info: XMYDJUIDrobert_dewar Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.04 [en] (OS/2; I) Date: 1999-09-14T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article , Brian Rogoff 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. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.