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 -=> Quoting Yves Auger to Narti Kitiyakara <=-

 YA> Anyway, I am sure that I never saw those bugs.

 YA> ... I couldn't

     I wouldn't worry too much about them.  The one's you
 might find are in the library and easily corrected, there
 were a couple of bugs in the compiler, but they're also
 fairly obscure.  (I just have a knack for finding them.)

 YA> It seems to me that the approach of computer science will 
 YA> be well served with Modula-2. I am very new in Modula but 
 YA> it attract me enough to try it in my classroom.

     I was thinking in terms of the compiler itself, using
 Modula-2 should be fine for high-school level.  (Although
 in University I'd prefer to see a more formal course based
 on, for example, Gries' _The Science of Programming_.)
 
     If you go with the Logitech/Multiscope compiler, try to
 stop your students getting seduced by the debugging tools.
 I'd make them write down in advance what they expect to learn
 by using the debugger.  This will hopefully stop them floudering
 around without actually trying to think about the problem.
 (Warning: I believe this, but I've no practical experience at
 teaching programming.)

 YA> If you also know some references (books) in french talking 
 YA> about Modula, I am interested.

     I'm afraid that I can't help here.  I've been teaching myself
 French for a year or so, but I still rely on English for my 
 technical books.

                                        - Narti

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