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- From: David Byrden <100101.2547@compuserve.com>
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- Subject: Re: C or C++ for a 14-year old?
- Date: 7 Jan 1996 21:44:31 GMT
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- >> Above all, encourage your son to develop good habits from
- >> the start.
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- I agree wholeheartedly with this. I progressed from Basic on
- 8 bit machines much as others in this thread have described.
- From my experience, I believe that most programmers will
- learn languages when needed, under their own volition, if they
- are worth their salt. What they may NOT learn, unless they
- are guided, is good principles of software design and testing
- and documentation. Teach these to a student, and you will have
- done him/her a far greater favour than you could by introducing
- a new language.
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- David Byrden
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