[Edu-sig] Python as a first language for computer sciencist

[Chuck Allison]

Hello Rodrigo,

Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 3:00:34 PM, you wrote:

>>   I'm undecided about how useful Python would be as an educational  
>> tool.

RS> I, amongst others, have given a speech in the last Europython
RS> (Sweden 2005) about that. IMHO, Python allows the students to feel
RS> successful during the learning process. They can concentrate on
RS> problems, algorithms and logic, instead of struggling with a tool
RS> most of the time.

I have not mentioned it here, but I taught both C++ and Python at
Symantec this past summer. I wrote an article about it:
(http://www.artima.com/simple.html). I was amazed at what we
accomplished with Python. And I'm a C++ guy. And a veteran teacher and
developer. It was awesome.

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Best regards,
 Chuck