Quoting Ehud Karni, from the post of Wed, 11 Jun: > I think the best language to teach young persons is Fortran. After a > VERY SHORT explanation of its principles and an example, a useful > program can be written.
> 3 principals only: > 1. Variables and assignment, i.e. a variable name is only a place > holder, and I = I + 2 change the value it the `I' place. > 2. Translation of algorithms to statements (i.e. conditionals and > looping). > 3. Use of (multi dimensioned) arrays. Python, my friend. You type in psuedocode and it just RUNS. once you're done with vars and loops and conditions, you learn functions in 5 minutes and objects in 10 (well, I'm not sure, I never taught a total beginner, but I'm pretty sure) -- More than meets the eye Ira Abramov http://ira.abramov.org/email/ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
