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The university I went to have now switched from Java to Python for introductory computer science. So this type of change may influence this increase in populari
by adrianhel 7y ago
The university I went to have now switched from Java to Python for introductory computer science. So this type of change may influence this increase in popularity as well.
I remember being a bit baffled that they used Java and not Python as an introductory language. It's a very obvious choice for beginners.
Lol, I remember the first lesson.
class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, world");
}
}
- istjohn 7y agoThat was the first piece of code I learned, too. It's a small miracle I somehow still managed to fall in love with programming that semester.
- tombert 7y agoMy first language was C++ (which I hate now), then I learned Haskell, and then I went to college and learned Java, and I remember honestly feeling that the "hello world" that they teach must be somewhat of an "academic version" of things; there's no way anyone would write code that verbose that accomplishes that little. Now I have a job where I do Java about 30-40% of the time, and I've become horrified to learn that the school version of Java is the easy version. Having to create three different files to set up a database connection never ceases to depress me.