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RE: [LUG] Callington Community College - programming course



Java might be a bit heavy for a first language, but it depends on what you
are trying to achieve, and how much time you have.  If you want to give
people skills for the workplace then I would back Java all the way - but you
need a lot of practice.  
If you want to teach programming techniques to newbies then Pascal is the
classic.  I wouldn't go for C because you can get away with murder (and
sometimes you just think you got away with it).  
You might like to consider Python.  It is elegant, is free, and can be
interactive (newbies don't appreciate the compilation phase of C/C++).

Clive

-----Original Message-----
From:  chris
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 04/02/2004 14:58
Subject: RE: [LUG] Callington Community College - programming course

You could use C but it can be a bit unforgiving. One advantage with
Linux is
the rlogon remote logon service which may or may not be installed as it
os
viewed as a security risk. rlogon is great for killing one's C process
that
has crashed and bringing the screen back to life.

Have you considered using PHP or Perl. Perl msy be a bit abstruse but
PHP
has good modern features and might appeal more to your students.

-----Original Message-----

We were having a discussion on this topic today at the school where I
work. Some of the students want to start to learn some programming:
we have staff willing to learn and want to know what language to use. As
we have a system where most of our PCs will boot into Linux or windows I
suggested using a C on Linux, however the question which arose was what
help/ teach youself/getting started is there. I'm not a progammer myself
and have no experience of using C but said I'd post
on this list for any advice you could give.
I'm trying to increase the use of Linux here and demonstrate its
advantages so please, any help would be great.

Thanks
James Wonnacott
Callington Community College.


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