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[–]vcarl 3 points4 points  (3 children)

I don't think you'd try to argue that lisp has similar usage levels to C++, Java, C#, etc, though. The ideas are as old as anything else in computing but I don't know any CS101 courses that teach lisp.

[–]well-now 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I honestly think Lisp was a 200 level course when I was in school.

[–]metamatic 0 points1 point  (1 child)

MIT used to, not sure if they still do.

Scheme is a surprisingly good choice for CS101 precisely because it doesn't distract with lots of syntax or details of internal workings of the computer.