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From: talbot@tc.fluke.COM (Todd Smith)
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Subject: Re: First Language Taught in CSC degree track
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In article <3263@ncoast.UUCP> rterrell@ncoast.UUCP (Roger Terrell) writes:
>>Which language should be taught first in the Computer Science
>>track for incoming freshman?
>
>Modula-2 is an excellent language;

Indeed. Rumor has it that, begining this fall, Stanford will begin teaching
Modula-2 in place of Pascal in it's 'Intro to Software Engineering' courses
(CS 106A & B). Why? Because Modula-2 is much better than Pascal when it
comes to modules and modular programming (In our implementation anyway) and
these courses (esp. B) are *very* module oriented.

					Todd

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