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- From: stacys@isis.interpac.net (Stacy Sherman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac.programmer.help,comp.sys.mac.programmer.codewarrior,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.pascal.mac
- Subject: Re: Pascal or C++?
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- Date: 8 Jan 1996 06:14:11 GMT
- Organization: Inter-Pacific Networks
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- C should never be used as a first programming language, especially at
- high school level. I got my CS degree in '91 and they were teaching most
- of the courses in Pascal and were just starting to use C. Even now, the
- first few courses are still taught in Pascal.
-
- You want to teach them HOW to program. Not how to program in C. It's
- really easy to screw up & get frustrated in C. Plus, C relies heavily on
- pointers which are a difficult concept for many people.
-
- CodeWarrior academic might be a good choice, or the codewarrior starter
- kit. They have both C and Pascal built in. Just because it can't
- generate PPC code doesn't mean it can't be used on the PowerMac. You can
- run the compiler on the PowerMac and any programs you create with them.
- The programs won't be native, that's all.
-
- Stacy
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