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Are universities using single-language curricula now? I hear people talking about "python schools" or "java schools". That seems like a mistake. I don't have an
by bstpierre 12y ago
Are universities using single-language curricula now? I hear people talking about "python schools" or "java schools". That seems like a mistake. I don't have any hard data to back it up, but it seems like students would end up better off learning a small number of languages across multiple paradigms while they are in school.
e.g. Intro CS 1/2 in python, followed by a computer architecture course that introduces an assembly/machine language (you could write an assembler/disassembler in python), possibly followed by C (since pointers will make sense now), and finally something different like lisp or ML family.