On 11/06/2011, at 7:07 AM, Russel Winder wrote: > The big problem though is the the issue of type. Believers in static > strong typing will object to the use of languages that work with dynamic > typing even though learners seem to find it easier to do things without > having to worry about types in the first instance.
Well in that case, perhaps the language to start with should be Haskell... (I have been trying to think of a truthful sentence involving "Java" and "static strong typing" that doesn't also include "doesn't have".) -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
