Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!KENTVM.BITNET!RHARRIS From: RHARRIS@KENTVM.BITNET (Ralph Harris) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: Modula2 <-- Pacsal Message-ID: Date: 1 Dec 89 23:02:52 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Modula2 List Organization: The Internet Lines: 20 We used Modula-2 to teach our Data Structures class, and the Dean is considering using it to replace pascal. Although I've found that I like Modula-2 better than pascal, and it is my choice among the structure languages, it can take a little more effort to learn. Going from pascal to M2 was difficult due to their simularities, I'd wonder why my perfectly good pascal syntax was creating M2 errors. Personally, I'd suggest teaching it. The ability to modularize programs and their data structures the way you can with M2 makes it a good teaching tool, and its close enough to pascal for people to make the switch without too much heatache. We even used a Data Structure text book that used M2 code for its examples. You might also want to talk to my Data Structure teacher/Computer Sci. Dean: Darrell Turnidge College of Arts & Sciences Kent State University Kent, OH 44243 Ralph Harris Computer Science Major Kent State University rharris@kentvm