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jmaynard@thebrain.conmicro.cx (Jay Maynard) wrote:

>On Mon, 08 May 2000 21:43:20 -0400, Carl R. Friend
><carl.friend@prescienttech.com> wrote:

[snip]

>>   There is room for more than one programming language on the
>>planet, you know.
>
>Absolutely. I do believe in the right language for the job, be that language
>C, assembler, COBOL, Perl, or even BASIC (which is unsurpassed for
>quick-and-dirty knockoffs on micros). There is a place for a suitably

     Yes.  A favourite of mine for Q&D.

>extended Pascal in there, too.
>
>>  That said, I agree that Pascal is little more
>>than a "toy" language and that the expenditure in time of under-
>>graduates learning it would be much better spent elsewhere.
>
>I, too, have tutored an undergrad in a Pascal class, and saw firsthand what
>problems it causes. I don't have a better answer, though, because other
>languages have their own sets of problems when used as a first language.
>Some schools are going to Java for an introductory language, but I have no
>experience with it, and so can't comment on its suitability.

     I can.  Pascal is much more suitable.  Pascal is unsuitable.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.