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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by bnt on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:25AM (#20112077)
But that's teaching a new generation of coders a set of tools designed only for Apple. Ruby (Python etc) are open and easily available on other platforms, Swift may be in the future but it isn't now.
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by willyt on Thursday June 06, 2019 @04:06AM (#20112493)
Swift is open and available on other platforms. I can install it on a raspberry pi if I want.

https://swiftreviewer.com/2018/12/21/swift-programming-on-ra...

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by schrodinger on Thursday June 06, 2019 @04:49AM (#20112721)
Once you’ve learned one programming language, it’s not hard to learn a second. It’s not terribly important what you’re first language is, and Swift isn’t a bad starting point anyway.
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by swebs on Thursday June 06, 2019 @05:55AM (#20113005)
Huh? You can download Ubuntu builds right on their site

https://swift.org/download/

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by goalieca on Thursday June 06, 2019 @10:34AM (#20114909)
Funny. I learned on qbasic and I remember they were teaching dr racket at ubc to first year students. They were teaching java when I was in engineering and my career has basically gotten zero Mileage from that stinking heap of uncollected garbage.
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by ash_gti on Thursday June 06, 2019 @03:28AM (#20112326)
How about using a web browser with JavaScript?

Maybe not the best language for someone new but its widely available.

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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by gridlockd on Thursday June 06, 2019 @03:49AM (#20112418)
How about just a web browser?

You can run almost any language from a web browser these days:

https://repl.it/languages/

A lot of educational sites offer embedded interpreters like this.

It has never been easier to start to learn programming. The real challenge nowadays is maintaining attention...

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