[Edu-sig] Accessibility to non CS types?

[kirby urner]

On 5/26/06, Ian Bicking <ianb at colorstudy.com> wrote:
> kirby urner wrote:
 > > Not many scientists and engineers learn C or sh any more.  ABC's
 > > developers had the right idea.
 >
 > Yes, but they learn C++ and Java and things like that.  It's all part of
 > the Algol family, and that family has maintained a strong hold on the
 > mainstream of language syntax.
 >


 So you're saying Python is sufficiently accessible because we may
 still assume scientists and engineers are learning C++ and Java?

 The fact remains:  many academics are throwing up their hands when
 encountering Python, because they can't make the leap from what they
 knew before.  If my sources are to be believed that is:

 http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2006/05/coffee-shop-physics.html

 Kirby