[Edu-sig] Python is fun (was: Re: Edu-sig Digest, Vol 22, Issue 26)

[André Roberge]

Arthur wrote:
>>Behalf Of André Roberge
>>
>>Easier to learn often translates with
>>more ambitious projects being attempted ... and completed!
>>
>>It worked for me :-)
> 
> I came to Python before the CP4E initiative.
> 

I came to Python totally unaware of CP4E!  It is only *weeks* after I 
started my project that I came accross CP4E. (I have been programming in 
Python for less than a year; so *weeks* is a long time :-)

> Much more important to me then, and much more important to me now, than how
> easy or not easy the effort is the extent to which the effort is worthwhile.
> 

Agreed!

[snip]
> As it turns out, its easy to have fun with Python - though its hard work to
> get to that point.

Well, I guess it all depends on what ones find "fun" to do.  I had fun 
programming in Python (after having been away from computer programming 
for *years*) almost right away!

Confession: before I stumbled upon Python, I considered buying 
Micromedia Flash and use that environment to teach my kids about 
programming.  Flash looks like fun to me; but I've never tried it.

> 
> I guess someone, someplace might find Java more fun than Python - but I can
> only bet that someone has crooked teeth or something.

If this were on comp.lang.python, I think it would be a strong contender 
for the Quote Of The Week :-)

André