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Re:Why MIT uses Python instead of Scheme for its undergradua... by halfastack on Saturday December 29, 2018 @06:04AM (#18783083)
Because all of those who started on something like C, C++, or Java have way better programming practices? My experience tells me that starting language is literally not a vector in determining how good of a programmer someone is.
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Re:Why MIT uses Python instead of Scheme for its undergradua... by gronne on Saturday December 29, 2018 @06:34AM (#18783171)
I agree. Maybe its the barrier to entry for publishing that has gotten a lot lower and thus pushing down the quality of public code (which is natural). Or maybe im just worried about everything being pushed to the browser.
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