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Usually teachers who teach programming in schools (High schools or something else less professional than Computer Science and Engineering courses in College/Universities) don't know what they're talking about. They just read books, memorize, and 'know', but they don't. Many teachers in my High School refused to teach C++ because they said it was getting too old and that Java would be the language of the future. The latter might be true, it might not, but one fact's certain: C++ isn't old, it's still used a lot today and is probably among the most popular languages in the world. I think that teaching Python would be great. First of all, it's easy, fun, and not so stressful. Because of this, the teacher would also teach productivity things where the students see results quicker than they would with a lower level language such as C/C++. This way, students would actually be interested in the language, being able to create video players, music players, games, etc.

Of course, it might become a bit more difficult explaining or teaching the inner workings of the language and it's relation with the computer (It'd be easier in C++ for example, with arrays as representations of memory blocks, etc.), but in an Introduction to Programming course (Which we also have at my school), that'd be a great language.

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Ooble

I think all computing courses should teach a high-level language, such as Python, or even C++ making full use of the STL, and a lower-level language, such as C or Assembly. In that order.

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demon101

well look at me i am going to school to become a diesel mechanic and i am learning python on my own.

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Ooble

If you're learning when you should be doing something fun, even better. It shows commitment and passion - it's something that'll get you through the boring bits (like when you have to code - no one likes that).

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Infinite Recursion

Who are you kidding man? Coding is what drives me.

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Ooble

But coding for fun is soooooooo much more interesting than coding for money.

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demon101

i like coding but i dont do it for the money. i do it for something to do when i dont have any thing to do.

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Infinite Recursion

Yeah, when the money got involved, it started burning me out. It was much more enjoyable when I was younger and just writing programs that came from "out-of-the-blue" as opposed to getting a task assigned to me with a deadline.

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ReggaetonKing

@Ooble:
Do you program for a living?

@IR:
What language do you mostly use at your job?

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DaWei

Methinks you've missed some threads that answer both questions....

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