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> The languages I am calling modern are not particularly new; in fact, Python is more than 25 years old. But they are not yet widely taught in high schools and
by blt 10y ago
> The languages I am calling modern are not particularly new; in fact, Python is more than 25 years old. But they are not yet widely taught in high schools and colleges.
Seems like a strange claim, because
> eight of the top 10 CS departments, and 27 of the top 39, teach Python in introductory CS0 or CS1 courses. [1]
[1] https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/176450-python-is-now-the-most-popular-introductory-teaching-language-at-top-u-s-universities/fulltext https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/176450-python-is-now-th...
- lazyasciiart 10y agoIf you posit that python is a better way to teach programming, and that top universities are more likely than average to use better ways of teaching, then that data point may be skewed.