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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-09 21:45:05 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsone.net!newsone.net!not-for-mail From: yamir@some.net Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Beginner's Language? Followup-To: comp.lang.ada Date: 10 May 2001 04:35:30 GMT Organization: NewsOne.Net - Free Usenet News via the Web - http://newsone.net/ Message-ID: <9dd5qi$l97$1@news.netmar.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.netmar.com X-Trace: news.netmar.com 989469330 21799 205.139.138.14 (10 May 2001 04:35:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsone.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 May 2001 04:35:30 GMT X-PNG: comp.lang.ada X-NewsOnePostHost: ftp.softlab.nsk.ru X-NewsOnePostAddr: 212.17.9.242 Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7426 Date: 2001-05-10T04:35:30+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote in message news:9dbi83$sji$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > ... That's why I wouldn't recommend Lisp as a first programming language in > an intro to CS course. > > Gee. I never thought I'd have to defend THAT statement! :-) You are in risk to share fate of Alex Stepanov, who was flamed out of c.l.c++ and may be out of Usenet at all, by crime to say what Lisp is not best language to write STL! :) ----- Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web ----- http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groups NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam. If this or other posts made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.net