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One thing that you guys are forgetting is that Python is completely portable while VB.net requires Mono at the least on non-Windows systems. In a learning envir
by Locke1689 16y ago
One thing that you guys are forgetting is that Python is completely portable while VB.net requires Mono at the least on non-Windows systems. In a learning environment I think this is more than trivial.
- barrydahlberg 16y agoIt depends if the learning environment is already all Windows or not. I don't hold much hope for a high school being anything but. The other thing people are forgetting is that starting with VB.Net gives a nice predictable IDE which any student can replicate at home with a simple installer. Anything like python comes with so many options and opinions that it can actually be a distraction from learning to program.
- Locke1689 16y agoAh, but there's no guarantee that the students have Windows machines at home. I agree that replicating a development environment in one's own system is important -- which is why it's important to take into account households (like mine) where all the computers run OS X. Windows is not as dominant as it once was.