From: Alec Ross Date: 2010-05-04T02:00:06+09:00 Subject: Re: Teaching Programming Languages (including Ruby) In message , Samuel Williams writes >Dear Alec, > >I think C++ is generally not a good language for teaching programming >:) It probably depends on the level of the student and what they are >trying to achieve. > Well, that's another debate, that I'll not plan to join here - only to say that I agree w/ your second sentence; and that I've seen a successful Introduction to Programming course using C++ as its main vehicle. (It only used a simple subset of the language, for simplicity.) And that for sufficiently mature, and capable, students, IMHO it has a lot to recommend it. >But thanks for pointing that out. That was my intent. Regards, Alec -- Alec Ross, A-Train http://www.a-train.co.uk +44 (0)1689 829163 +44 (0)7710 656955 (m) A Ross Computing Services (Arcs) Ltd. 30 Cathcart Drive, Orpington, KENT, BR6 8BX UK