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There's a reason CS courses don't teach the latest language. For one, the professors have other things to do than try every new language that comes out. Second,
by nzmsv 17y ago
There's a reason CS courses don't teach the latest language. For one, the professors have other things to do than try every new language that comes out. Second, the concepts are the same. Most of the difference is the syntax sugar and the backend (yes, I know this is flame war material).
Having a social club for people interested in programming is fine. Just watch out for freeloaders. The people who don't currently have the initiative to try a programming language will just show up and expect you to use your free time to teach them everything.
- nanotone 17y agoAgreed. One of the most important skills I picked up in college was not the ability to code in whatever the hot language du jour was, but the ability to learn a new language quickly, and to pick out its important characteristics: Garbage collection? Dynamic typing? Closures? After that, yes, it's nice to be fluent in a fast, productive language like Python, and to understand a lower-level one like C.