On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:45 PM, jim leisy <jimleisy@fbeedle.com> wrote:

Hi there, Kirby--Happy 2009. Obama says it all.

FYI--we have published a book that transitions from a first course using Python to a data structures course using C++. The title is Data Structures and Algorithms using Python and C++. David Reed and John Zelle are the authors. Here is the book's web page: www.fbeedle.com/2335.html

Jim

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Hi Jim -- Excellent, a promising approach to a language we'll be using for a long time to come (fast system languages won't be re-invented on a whim). I know John Zelle as one of the best Python teachers in the business, right up there with Bruce Eckel and Alex Martelli, but with a lot more Tk, an under-valued library -- so yes, a good 2 part sequence, core Python with Tk, then a CS2 dive into C++, the basis of wx and much other Pythonic collateral. Java and C# will seem easy in comparison, but won't always be the right tool for the job. I like the cover, reminds us that nature out-processes us all, data-wise -- glad we get a niche. We'll maybe see you at OS Bridge? I've been in on some of the meetings, don't know the publisher exhibiting angle yet, hoping to give Portlanders something to chew on, in the absence of a PDX OSCON. http://bridgepdx.org/ Also looking forward to the flying circus at Pycon again (no plane ticket yet): http://mybizmo.blogspot.com/2008/10/pythonic-math.html "Obama" sounds a lot like "Ubuntu" in translation (community spirit, hope). Kirby Urner 4dsolutions.net cc: edu-sig