Re:Principles for Programming Languages for Learners
by mikegerwitz on Sunday August 28, 2016 @11:55PM
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> There is a difference between proficiency and fluency and when teaching languages it is important to distinguish them.
That is important; thank you for the clarification.
> fluency is what you should aim for when teaching novices
I think you should aim for both, but yes this is important. An earlier thread mentioned autocompletion: use of it during early stages of learning is a good example of working against fluency.
That is important; thank you for the clarification.
> fluency is what you should aim for when teaching novices
I think you should aim for both, but yes this is important. An earlier thread mentioned autocompletion: use of it during early stages of learning is a good example of working against fluency.