in reply to Learning how to program (for youngsters of any age)
If you think Perl is too difficult to teach kids, then you
are either underestimating their power to learn, or you
are overestimating how difficult Perl is compared to
BASIC. Here's a classic:
Besides, how many languages have a "spaceship operator"?
Pascal, in my opinion, is harder to learn than Perl, and yet Pascal is promoted as a "learning tool". Go figure.
Come on, is that really that much tougher? You don't have to teach them structured, OO-based programming from the get go.print "What is your name?\n"; $name = <>; print "Hello $name, have a nice day.\n";
Besides, how many languages have a "spaceship operator"?
Pascal, in my opinion, is harder to learn than Perl, and yet Pascal is promoted as a "learning tool". Go figure.
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Re: $name vs. NAME$
by T Belich (Novice) on Aug 07, 2001 at 23:57 UTC |
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