There is a talk at PyCon on using Python as the first programming language in undergrad classes. http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/schedule/event/8/
I'd linked to this prof's findings on Python earlier: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00935.html While it is interesting to know that "MIT" is using Python, we never got to hear why they are using Python(except maybe Python had better robot libraries), but Dr. Punch's study has more *data* to support such an initiative in Indian universities. +PG On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Pradeep Gowda <[email protected]> wrote: > This course : > http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-00Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htm > replaced this: > http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-001Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm > > The assignments are terrific: > http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-00Fall-2007/Assignments/index.htm > > Comments on Hacker news: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=530605 > > > 2009/3/25 Indrajith K <[email protected]>: >> http://blog.snowtide.com/2009/03/24/why-mit-now-uses-python-instead-of-scheme-for-its-undergraduate-cs-program > _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
