Re: Best first programming language

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Author: Chris Gehlker
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To: dennisk, Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Best first programming language

On May 19, 2009, at 5:12 AM, Dennis Kibbe wrote:

> I searched the archive but didn't find a previous discussion about
> this.
>
> A friend who graduates from high school next week wants to take a
> summer course in programming. His goal is to become a business
> applications programmer.
>
> He asked me what language he should start with. I'd guess the
> prgramming landscape is changing with more services going into the
> cloud.
>
> Joseph, Hans, Charles I'm sure you have opinoins and I welcome
> anyone elses.
>
> My friend, Ian isn't on the list so I'll point him to gmane.org to
> follow the discussion.


Ruby.

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Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely
or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.

-Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate
(1872-1970)


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