REPOST: Re: Is learning Python "extraordinary"?

[Sheila King]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 00:59:41 -0500, Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote
in comp.lang.python in article <3C2EAD4D.77564075 at engcorp.com>:

> It is still my opinion that a bright person who has learned 
> several computer languages can learn Python enough to start 
> working on non-trivial tasks with not much more than a week
> of learning, but that opinion is based solely on observation
> of a dozen perhaps quite bright people doing just that.

I agree with the above assessment. Still, it is unusual, in the least to
find high school students that know 3+ programming languages. (Well, maybe
not in the heart of the Silicon Valley.)

Anyhow, I think Jesse has probably decided by now, that it is certainly
worth mentioning in his essay. ;)

--
Sheila King
http://www.thinkspot.net/sheila/
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