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Re:Is learning C# as a first language a mistake? by na85 on Thursday November 28, 2013 @08:14PM (#6817378)
Will novice programmers be using pseudo-functional bits and running parallel tasks? IIRC we're talking about someone's first language, i.e. they're at the hello world stage.

I don't see that person running parallelization schemes in their first 3 years.

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Re:Is learning C# as a first language a mistake? by usea on Thursday November 28, 2013 @08:23PM (#6817403)
They will be exposed to higher-order functions very early on, as LINQ is one of the most popular features. You get early exposure to lambdas, functions as parameters, generators, and probably closures.

These are valuable concepts to be exposed to, and IMO provide an advantage over learning Java.

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