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Tons of people have learned to program with Java. Might not be as elegant as other languages but the fundamentals are the same.
by matdrewin 14y ago
Tons of people have learned to program with Java. Might not be as elegant as other languages but the fundamentals are the same.
- iso-8859-1 14y agoWhy not use something nice if you have the chance? Using your arguments about fundamentals, it's not even necessary to treat him computer science, he could just learn maths and he has all the foundations he needs.
- rbanffy 14y ago> Tons of people have learned to program with Java http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum > the fundamentals are the same. Only if all your fundamentals are restricted to what Java implements. A student that knows only Java may have trouble using multiple inheritance, first-class functions or prototype-based inheritance. I've seen a lot of Java programmers who cannot grasp these ideas and get utterly lost. It's not fun to watch.