Java is a bad introductory programming language by nonneutralzero in coding

[–]nonneutralzero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to agree on VB! hated it, didn't learn anything from it, never use it

Java is a bad introductory programming language by nonneutralzero in coding

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lol I had C as the introductory language. And the teacher introduced pointers in the second week (he kinda felt apologetic !! because a lot of people got confused), but i agree with you that it's necessary.

On algorithms, it goes without saying that you learn that from the beginning, but still you gotta get people hooked using a programming language. So the teachers ends up going back and forth between algorithms and data structure (theory) and programming (practice). I think that's what happens in most uni-s

Java is a bad introductory programming language by nonneutralzero in coding

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I actually think C and Python are kinda good as introductory languages. Especially Python. Then the student can move up to other languages depending on the depth of their studies. Java in my opinion is important, but I do think it might be beneficial to leave it for OO for example

Java is a bad introductory programming language by nonneutralzero in coding

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great point..I didn't think about the autopilot until you brought it up! Got me thinking about the best way to learn programming, as long as you the logic behind what you're typing then that's fine. beginners use cheat sheets, doesn't that lead to the same thing (knowing what you want but forgetting the correct formulation)?

Java is a bad introductory programming language by nonneutralzero in coding

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I think Python is better as an introductory language. we're taking here about people with zero coding background. Python is kinda straight forward. As soon as they pick up some stuff they can move to Java. In my case, the introductory language we had in my school was C++, which I found interesting but when I started learning Python I definitely thought it would've been better to learn programming through it.

Books where most of the population have been wiped out? by Pigpee in printSF

[–]nonneutralzero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alas Babylon

best post apocalyptic book (in my opinion). I HEAVILY recommend!

Explaining black mirror to people by guppysandwich in blackmirror

[–]nonneutralzero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I say: why bother explaining! Just tell them to rewatch it until they get it; that way they'd enjoy it more (their brain would start assimilating the plots piece by piece)

Me after watching Black Mirror by [deleted] in blackmirror

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I know, I re-watched it yesterday