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If java had a program notion, that'd help a lot. class MyMain { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println( "Hello World" ) }
by carsongross 12y ago
If java had a program notion, that'd help a lot.
class MyMain {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println( "Hello World" )
}
}
How many unnecessary concepts are there between the beginner and something interesting happening? I count at least six...
- debacle 12y agoYou can explain every piece of that scaffolding to a 12 year old in about half an hour and then they never really have to think about it again.
- emidln 12y agoHow many of those 12 year olds tune you out in that half of an hour? I guarantee that if it took me a half hour of professional instruction, I would not have been programming at 12 years old (I was, in Python).
- debacle 12y agoWell my sample size is 1, but if I extrapolate irresponsibly, all of them.