From: Robert Gustavsson <0317025435@...>
Date: 2001-02-08T17:10:02+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:10553] Re: book review?

"Kevin Smith" <sent@qualitycode.com> wrote in message
news:0G8F00MOMEU6EU@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net...
> 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.

Hey, don't spoil them from start! It's good for them to be able to use a
command line and an editor. At work, I now and then run into people
(programmers) that don't know what an ASCII value/character is. Sigh.

/rob