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Re:Computer Science Curriculum in 1000 YouTube Videos by Koshkin on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:35PM (#25755609)
> Python

The computer science classic of all time (by Knuth) uses an assembly language to teach analysis of algorithms. Using Python (or Scheme, for that matter, as is done in SICP) will only take you so far. C is a good middle ground.

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Re:Computer Science Curriculum in 1000 YouTube Videos by reustle on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @07:15PM (#25756055)
> will only take you so far

Sure, and that distance is far enough for 95% of developers these days. If they feel the need to go even further, they could learn C at a later time. No need to scare possible developers away right off the bat.

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Re:Computer Science Curriculum in 1000 YouTube Videos by Koshkin on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @07:27PM (#25756197)
A programmer should not be scared by the (still) most popular programming language. What's there to be scared by, anyway? For learning, C is just like Algol, very straightforward. Well, there's pointers: very useful for linked lists and such.
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