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>you both want to span as much of CS as possible in a single language Why? Teaching different languages for different kind of requirements make much more sen

• thomastjeffery 9y ago
  That would end up being too much to cover during the course. Time spent getting a class to learn new syntax is unnecessary and takes a long time.
  • fooker 9y ago
    Learning syntax is not really that difficult. On the other hand, a new language (ideally) teaches you a new way to think about problems. If you have a concrete problem to focus on, that part becomes much easier and intuitive.
    • thomastjeffery 9y ago
      No, it's not. Keeping an entire class on the same page is. Introducing a new side-topic would be detrimental to traditional lecture-based courses. ...not that they are a particularly good method in the first place.