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Re:Free Book: An Introduction to Programming in Go by Evbn on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @10:35AM (#4474701)
More that it is easier for a classroom to teach an old stable language than invest in new things that might not last. It is rare to see an accomplished programmer who started writing any code in Java... most started with JS (younger folks) or educational environments like Logo/Scratch or super simple envs like Basic.
Re:Free Book: An Introduction to Programming in Go by binarycheese on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @10:53AM (#4474795)
"It is rare to see an accomplished programmer who started writing any code in Java" are you serious? I know a lot [here in DC]. I personally started with Pascal->C->Java->(all the scripts)->C#
Re:Free Book: An Introduction to Programming in Go by sadga on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @06:40PM (#4476912)
That's not starting in Java.