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Starting a programmer off in BASIC is akin to starting an English major off in ebonics.
by aswanson 13y ago
Starting a programmer off in BASIC is akin to starting an English major off in ebonics.
- arundelo 13y agoNot a very good analogy. [...] a very particular piece of grammar, expressing a nuance that standard English leaves to context. Black English is a seemingly still water that runs deep. http://www.theroot.com/views/why-dea-needs-ebonics-translators http://www.theroot.com/views/why-dea-needs-ebonics-translato...
- aswanson 13y agoI stand corrected, good link. Nonetheless, would still wish Basic never entered my life.