Re: [tlug] Learning to Program

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007, tlug@example.com wrote:

> While I truly believe that every computer scientist should study different
> paradigms of programming, including functional, I think it is (still)
> beneficial to take a bottom-up approach so that they understand how
> everything fits together and works...

Which is why I suggested _The Little Schemer_, because it teaches two
of the most basic things in computing science: handling of lists and
recursion.

Note that it does not teach functional programming; you could just as
easily write a version of the book that uses Ruby instead of Scheme.

> I share many of the same sentiments and have expressed similarly strong
> opinions in the past.  We have "turned out okay," however...

Sure, but in my case, at least, at the cost of wasting a lot of time.

cjs
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