Re:How an Anti-TypeScript “JavaScript developer” like me bec...
by slaymaker1907 on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @06:33PM
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It's dangerous to assume that the same number of people will continue programming if you start people on dynamic vs static typing. Maybe the static first programs weed out more people?
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Re:How an Anti-TypeScript “JavaScript developer” like me bec...
by bobthepanda on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @06:54PM
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The anecdotal information I heard was that in general there were less people adjusting to later coursework successfully, in absolute numbers.
From a pedagogical standpoint, if the point of an undergrad education was to produce people with well-rounded abilities in their field, I don't know that switching introductory courses to Python was the best move.
Personally, I'm thankful that the first program I was enrolled in allowed me to "fail" fast, so that I quickly figured out that I shouldn't really waste more time and energy into the program and switched into CS. It's a lot easier to pivot as a freshman in your second semester than as a junior finishing the academic year. (And I knew people who took that long to switch majors, who either spent way more time and money or dropped out.)