You got me all wrong! ; -) => Re: Simple programming language anyone?

[Derek Broughton]

Samuel Thurston, III wrote:

> If you want to teach object oriented programming, then you probably
> want ruby or python.  They are both newer, interpreted scripting
> languages with good interfaces to "window kits" such as tk and qt.
> They are also very heavily used for all kinds of development right
> now, ruby being very big for web developers and python playing a huge
> role in Ubuntu itself.

I'd agree with that - and I don't even know Ruby :-)  But I know enough
about it, to think it is probably a fine alternative to python (my personal
choice - and _that's_ a program I know but don't actually get to use!).
 
> C,  C++, and Java are all good old standbys but by no stretch would I
> call any of them simple, especially when you start getting into doing
> graphical stuff with them.
> 
> I cannot stress enough that if you want to teach good programming,
> keep the students AWAY from javascript, php, or any other
> browser-based development. headaches will ensue.
> 
> just my 2 cents.

Make that $0.04 :-)
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derek