| ▲ | derefr a day ago | |
Still for the better, because each token you don’t have to type when first learning programming is a token you can’t mistype. (Though the ultimate conclusion of this line of thinking is that programming 101 courses should be taught in as concise and syntax-light a language as possible, giving the learner as few opportunities to screw up the input as possible. I’m a fan of teaching programming in Ruby, personally. Not theory of programming, mind you; just programming as an iterative human process.) | ||
| ▲ | Frieren a day ago | parent [-] | |
> programming 101 courses should be taught in as concise and syntax-light a language as possible 100% this. To make Java be the all-language makes it a mess without a defined goal. It is better to start learning with a language better suited for it. And then the learner can specialize and expand to other languages. This also helps to create awareness that different languages have different use cases. | ||