From: Brian Rogoff <bpr@shell5.ba.best.com>
Subject: Re: Computer Programming for Everybody?
Date: 1999/09/13
Date: 1999-09-13T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909132135540.5540-100000@shell5.ba.best.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7ri1ls$1rf9@drn.newsguy.com
On 12 Sep 1999 mitch@nospam.com wrote:
> In article <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909121557150.1131-100000@shell5.ba.best.com>, Brian
> says...
>
> >
> >Better than what? Ada? Yes. Python is a lot easier to learn than Ada, IMO.
> >Of course, I'm not a grade-schooler :-).
> >
>
> Easier to learn does not make something better :)
In case you missed the subject of the discussion, it is about teaching
children to program. In this context, I would say being easier to learn
does in fact make it better, for the most part.
Mitch, do you actually know any Python, or did my mild disparaging of
Ada for this purpose just set off a rant? I assure you, I much prefer
Ada for many tasks. However, I'll probably start my son off with Legos,
a tricycle, and the dog-paddle. I assume you'll start yours off with
with hammer and nails, a motorcycle, and scuba diving.
-- Brian
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Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-09-10 0:00 Computer Programming for Everybody? Ted Dennison
1999-09-10 0:00 ` David Botton
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Raymond Calande
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-09-12 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-12 0:00 ` mitch
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Mike Hall
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-13 0:00 ` John Duncan
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff [this message]
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1999-09-14 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Tarjei Jensen
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
[not found] ` <Pine.HPP.3.93.990915162218.958A-100000@merle.acns.nwu.edu>
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
[not found] ` <7ronav$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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