Teaching python (programming) to children

[David Andreas Alderud]

> > Having a non-declarative language as a first choice is bad, teaches them
to
> > write sloppy code.
>
> have you teached python to the kind of people you label as
> "them"?

Yes.

> or are you just yet another 3l33t language snob?

Isn't this nice, semi-ad hominem attack by a person with strong
economical/commertial interests in Python; you don't think you might just be
a little too biased to take part in this kind of discussion?

> > Ada is fantastic, with it I write inline Assembly
>
> well, duh.  nevermind.

If you don't have anything worthwhile to say, don't say it.