* General programming principles; abstract thought patterns. * The language it is being taught in, along with all of its oddities and quirks. That's why some

* General programming principles; abstract thought patterns. * The language it is being taught in, along with all of its oddities and quirks. That's why some people swear by Scheme for teaching. Simple language that exposes principals, concepts, abstract thought patterns with minimal syntax, oddities, and quirks. http://www.trollope.org/scheme.html http://www.trollope.org/scheme.html (referenced from http://paulgraham.com/avg.html http://paulgraham.com/avg.html)