Re:Teaching Ruby to High School Girls
by sarahmei on Thursday August 27, 2009 @04:45PM
(#790004)
Total nonsense.
"it is considered better to learn it the hardway[sic] first"
Blatantly false. For a certain narrow class of people, this is the best way to learn. There are hundreds of other ways, and some of the people who have a different preferred style would make great programmers.
"Colleges who have switched to Java for example are producing graduates that are having more difficult times in the "real world.""
Also blatantly false. CS programs have always churned out a lot of mediocre programmers, a handful of good ones, and a few brilliant ones. Only the language has changed.
"it is considered better to learn it the hardway[sic] first"
Blatantly false. For a certain narrow class of people, this is the best way to learn. There are hundreds of other ways, and some of the people who have a different preferred style would make great programmers.
"Colleges who have switched to Java for example are producing graduates that are having more difficult times in the "real world.""
Also blatantly false. CS programs have always churned out a lot of mediocre programmers, a handful of good ones, and a few brilliant ones. Only the language has changed.