From: Kevin Smith <sent@...>
Date: 2001-02-08T15:51:37+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:10550] Re: book review?

Amos wrote:
>Actually, I was wondering the other day whether Ruby might make a
>good CS introductory language.  When I was taking early CS courses
>long ago, I remember then the debates in some of the lang USENET
>groups between C++ and LISP as the introductory language.  Seems
>like Ruby would have them both beat.

If I were going to teach someone programming, I 
would probably start with Ruby. The only reason I 
can see not to is the lack of a really friendly, 
slick IDE.

Kevin