Re: [PLUG] Educational Languages

[Matthew Singleton <msingle1@sccs.swarthmore.edu>]

I would suggest Python.  My school has recently switched over to Python 
for CS intro courses, and it has been very successful.  Check out this 
paper if you want to be convinced:

http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/python-first.html

Matt

Matthew Rosewarne wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good programming language for teaching beginners?  
> Currently my old school uses Pascal, but that's so unpopular that not many 
> bindings exist for it, limiting what students can do with it.  Is there any 
> other language I might suggest they replace Pascal with that would be a 
> decent substitute?
>
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