I would be a bit concerned about JavaScript for the most part being tied to the browser rather than a general purpose language.
Would this affect teaching of things like IO given that options from JavaScript in the browser are limited. Perhaps by the time students are looking at these kinds of topics then they would be expected to have moved to another language. Basic was supposed to be about introducing beginners to programming. I would worry that the likes of Visual Basic would teach/encourage students into bad programming practices. Perhaps it is just better to let the students struggle and suffer. If fewer new programmers are coming into the industry, does that increase our market value eventually? I suspect that some of the highly driven individuals from the east would fill up the gaps. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
