Re: Which language to teach first?

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From: nevin.j.liber
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1989 00:50

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In article <6251@hubcap.clemson.edu> billwolf%hazel.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu writes:
>> o	Ease of use and programming (advanced user interface).  

>    Great for a Hypercard system designed to be used by non-experts;
>    but we are training professionals here, not unsophisticated users.

I really disagree with you here.  You seem to be saying that
"sophisticated professionals" ought to be using more primitive tools.
Maybe you like "programming" all your documents in troff, or debugging
by inserting printf-type statements in your code and recompiling, but I
for one would rather just type my documents with a WYSISYG word
processor, or use an integrated development environment to do my
debugging.
-- 
 _ __	NEVIN ":-)" LIBER  nevin1@ihlpb.ATT.COM  (312) 979-4751  IH 4F-410
' )  )			 "We are almost into the '90s; *nothing* is wierd."
 /  / _ , __o  ____	   -- Buzz Kelman, Newsman & Bluesman, WLUP, 7/28/89
/  (_</_\/ <__/ / <_	As far as I know, these are NOT the opinions of AT&T.

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Subject: Re: Which language to teach first?
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Date: 16 Aug 89 00:50:54 GMT
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