> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Computer Science Education: Where Are the > Software Engineers of Tomorrow? > > > -------------------<snip>--------------------- > My position is that the CS department should be teaching multiple > languages in the first semester, carefully chosen to offer variety in > the semantics and syntax. The intent should be to teach the > Perl mantra > --------------------<unsnip>------------------- > I agree, in general, but I would insert one caveat: some form of > assembler language should be included, as well as a variety of > higher-level languages. > > ----------------------<snip>----------------- > TMTOWTDI. > ----------------------<unsnip>----------------- > ?????????
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