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Article #4705Re: Looking for Logo --> LISP
From: Steve Cavrak
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1987 12:50
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1987 12:50
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> Lisp has also been suggested (but, ... think it's too intimidating). > Lisp may bizarre and convoluted, but for people who're just learing CS it is much less intimidating than, for example FORTRAN. In fact, the weirdness of the language is one of its more appealing features ... it is strange to everyone. And it really does break down the mother duck syndrome (if there is one). Much more important is "how" the cs course is developed. For an experiment, have the book store order a dozen or so copies of SRA's "Little Lisper" and let the kids at it. (XLISP 1.7 and PC-LISP are cheap and widely available.) Let it be an alternative final assignment. ... See what happens. -- Stephen J. Cavrak USENET: ...!decvax!dartvax!uvm-gen!cavrak Academic Computing Services CSNET: cavrak@uvm The University of Vermont OtherNET: cavrak%uvm@csnet-relay Burlington, VT 05405 MABELL: (802) 656-3190
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!dartvax!uvm-gen!cavrak From: cavrak@uvm-gen.UUCP (Steve Cavrak) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Looking for Logo --> LISP Message-ID: <516@uvm-gen.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 07:50:49 EST Article-I.D.: uvm-gen.516 Posted: Tue Mar 17 07:50:49 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 20-Mar-87 04:46:05 EST References: <124@tmsoft.UUCP> Organization: EMBA Computer Facility, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington. Lines: 22