From: Phil Tomson <rubyfan@...>
Date: 2006-07-15T07:38:29+09:00
Subject: Re: How to speed up ruby and make it as fast as possible

On 7/14/06, Michael Schreifels <technel@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Teaching programming in C doesn't really have a place in the curriculum
> > > at a respectably CS University.
> >
> > We live on different planets.
>
> Random semi-relevant comment in regards to MIT:
>
> "In the 2003-04 school year, Java was used as the programming language
> for Computer Science. Prior to 2003-04, C++ was used."
>
> Just thought I would throw that in for one of the most respected
> institutes in the country.
>

What happened to Scheme at MIT?  I thought Scheme was used as the
introductory langauge.

so now even MIT is a java school...

Phil