Re:Why MIT switched from Scheme to Python (2009)
by cs_throwaway on Friday July 25, 2025 @10:23PM
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Don’t worry, aforementioned kid is doing just fine, machine learning PhD IIRC. There is a lot of other remarkable stuff in modern computing.
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Re:Why MIT switched from Scheme to Python (2009)
by zahlman on Saturday July 26, 2025 @05:25PM
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Oh, I don't doubt that. Smart kids usually land on their feet just fine (and even when they don't, they cope and mask their problems better). But when I get the opportunity to teach things, I strive to allow smart students to rise to their own level.