+1 On Mar 2, 3:54 am, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > Learn in a more suitable language first and backport your knowledge.
That IMHO is by far the largest benefit; it's easier to learn new concepts when expressed in a way that focuses on their essence, instead of the accidental complexity of some language/platform/ environment. And since we're use to writing programs to do things, the particular case of learning a new language offers a built-in motivation. > > "My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not > regard them as "lines produced" but as "lines spent": the current > conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of > the ledger" ~ Dijkstra One of my favorite Dijkstra quotes (although there are many)! -jn- -- 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.
