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Re:Python should not be taught as a foundational language by artemonster on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:19AM (#23627496)
Absence of clear types is what driven me mad (and my ex), when my ex tried to learn python via interactive online courses. Constant questions like: "why this thing named a is a number and this one thing named "b" is now a list and this other thing does stuff". Switched to java, all problems immediately disappeared.
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Re:Python should not be taught as a foundational language by jaxx75 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:29AM (#23627626)
"I'm just adding numbers, why do I need 'public static void main'?"
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Re:Python should not be taught as a foundational language by blondin on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:27AM (#23627594)
apologies but that sounds like a poor course you guys picked. types should not be a concern for a beginner. i started programming with BASIC and even though it had rudimentary types it wasn't until later that i really learned about types.

worrying about types means you already knew about them.

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