13 Dec
2003
13 Dec
'03
8:28 p.m.
I completely agree with Toby on this. I've already managed to make Python the CS1 language at Yorktown High, but it hasn't reached beyond the hard core geek community. If we really want to popularize it to a broader audience, it needs to fill the space taken by VB (at the high school) or what Logo used to do (at the middle school). On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 15:20, Toby Donaldson wrote:
I also think that if Python became known as the "beginner's language", then that would be a *much* bigger success than if it became the language of choice for CS1. Far more people program than take CS1 courses.
Toby
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