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Re:Ask HN: It's 2022. Where should I direct the youths to le... by bmitc on Saturday April 30, 2022 @03:17AM (#31214063)
I believe there are plenty of languages better than Python to start programming. Python provides zero interesting or unique ways to look at the world. It's like starting to teach dance with TikTok dances.
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Re:Ask HN: It's 2022. Where should I direct the youths to le... by matyasrichter on Saturday April 30, 2022 @04:01PM (#31218792)
Even if that was the case, it might actually be desirable. I think you can't appreciate the uniqueness in the other cases if you haven't met the general purpose mainstream.
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Re:Ask HN: It's 2022. Where should I direct the youths to le... by antifa on Saturday April 30, 2022 @11:47PM (#31222013)
Dance is such a broad topic... why not start the youth with "TikTok dances"?
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