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Re:Turkey buys Delphi licenses for an estimated one million ... by Koshkin on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @06:09AM (#22116461)
Yes. In the sense that neither C# nor, especially, Swift are suitable as teaching languages. (Nor is Python, BTW.)
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Re:Turkey buys Delphi licenses for an estimated one million ... by mapcars on Friday January 24, 2020 @11:31AM (#22139709)
I remember studying with Delphi, don't remember any specific advantage for studying compared to let's say Java. On the other hand I remember many things seemed illogical.
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Re:Turkey buys Delphi licenses for an estimated one million ... by briandear on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:35AM (#22118985)
Swift isn’t suitable?

Then why is it being used as a teaching language in many US schools?

https://www.apple.com/education/docs/everyone-can-code-curri...

A bit more relevant and marketable than Delphi. And with Swift playgrounds, students can even practice using an iPad.

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