Instead of deciding between Python or Lisp for a programming intro course...What about an intro course that uses *BOTH*? Good idea?
zipher
dreamingforward at gmail.com
Tue May 12 11:11:25 EDT 2015
On Monday, May 11, 2015 at 9:04:24 PM UTC-5, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2015 05:01 am, beliavsky at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Yale has taken the unusual step of outsourcing its introductory CS class
> > to Harvard, which uses C as the main language in its CS50 class.
>
> And another generation of new programmers will be irreversibly damaged by
> exposure to C...
Come on, C is perfect for computer engineering students. For CS students, it's of mixed value.
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