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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Which language to teach first?
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Date: 15 Aug 89 22:15:12 GMT
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billwolf@hubcap.clemson.edu:
>     It is probably inadvisable to teach them [non-majors] any language
>     at all; instead, a survey of user-oriented systems (Hypercard, the
>     so-called 4GLs, and so on) would probably be more appropriate. 

You have to be kidding. You're saying, here, that if you're not a CS
Major you shouldn't have any programming at all. Is that right? What
about people in scientific disciplines? Physicists don't have to
program? How about mechanical engineers? How about EEs?
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
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