Re: LOGO has saved the day :>

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From: SDENARO
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:07

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In article <7230@skye.ed.ac.uk>
ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson) writes:

>In article <16846BBA1.SDENARO@vm.poly.edu> SDENARO@vm.poly.edu writes:
>
>#  I installed the DOS logo from CHER.MIT.EDU on the PC of a 11 year old
>#  kid from Brooklyn.  [...] I will start him on Pascal in a year or two.
>
>Erm, why?
>
The only options I have seen are Pascal and BASIC. BASIC is a language that
does a great diservice to the student. I have recived mail from a few people
saying that I should teach him LISP, Scheme, ms Visual BASIC and Oberon.

I have never heard of scheme or Oberon. I don't like LISP or BASIC. And, lest
we forget, this is for an 11 year old. LISP is not easy. I have yet to meet
an 11 year old AI researcher.

I think Pascal is a nice language. It is easy to learn; and, if nothing else,
It show that everyone must put up with stupid rules in order to get a job
done.

Why is everyone Pascal bashing?

--
SAL DENARO      "Live Fast, Die Young, Hack 'C'"
sdenaro@polyvm.poly.edu    sdenaro@polyvm.bitnet
'SDENARO@vm.poly.edu Ken Johnson          8/19/92*LOGO has saved the day :>

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