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From: bert@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: pascal ass intro. language
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 19:36:43 EST
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> Personally, I hate Pascal and consider it the scourge of computer science,
> if I had to choose one language I would go with either C or Lisp. The
> former because it is a traditional, ALGOL-like language which higher-ups
> seem to like in an intro programming language (ie. just enough like Pascal
> to sell the idea) and it doesn't have all the Pascal brain-damage (for starters

pascal is a much better choice as a first language.  it would be cruel to
teach C to anyone who has not already passed two courses in heiroglyphics..