On 12/13/2010 07:09 PM, Vince O'Sullivan wrote:
On Dec 13, 1:22 pm, CKoerner<[email protected]> wrote:
Java is a great language, but I wonder if the the next generation of
programmers would be better served with formal training in Javascript
rather than Java.
I would say both. Formally trained programmers should be exposed to
several languages, maybe more.
Programmers would be better trained if the first language they're taught
is a traditional that compiles into native code, such as C. You know
how, in production, I consider pre-history languages that compile into
native code, still they are the best thing to start learning about
compilers, optimizations, processor registers, etc... Simply because
they are one level of complexity less than bytecode-based languages such
as Java or C#. Then you move on. I frankly fear that the tendency on
focusing too much, in a first time, on more modern platforms will lead
to people not understanding what's happening behind the scenes.
Abstracting is good, but you need to be able to dive down in details
when you need.
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