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I'm not a fan of Teaching languages, teach algorithms and clean concepts. It takes much time to get good at a language you might as well be using one to learn y

I'm not a fan of Teaching languages, teach algorithms and clean concepts. It takes much time to get good at a language you might as well be using one to learn your algorithms with. And not just the language but the Version Control, Libraries, Documentation Tricks, Culture, and Relationships that come with truly learning a Language.

limmeau 16y ago
At least version control and writing good documentation are orthogonal to the choice of language.
- wazoox 16y ago
  However version control is never taught in school.
  - Vivtek 16y ago
    Version control tends to be taught in the school of hard knocks.
  - limmeau 16y ago
    Isn't? Both my Java course and the competing C++ course used Subversion. (Well, at least for submissions).