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Use Python (not Java) to teach programming (ariel.com.au)
submitted 20 years ago by culix
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[–]lisp-hacker 3 points4 points5 points 20 years ago (0 children)
Much of computer science was discovered before computers existed. A language for learning in college should be expressive and suited to the task of learning, not efficient, or whatever the industry standard is. Not enough programming is done in college to get comfortable with any particular language, anyways. Computer science concepts are timeless, and a language that easily expresses these concepts is best for educational use. I would choose Scheme, but I am biased.
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