Re: [gentoo-dev] Programming advice wanted?

[Andrew Gaffney]

Dennis Allison wrote:
> First, it is important to understand that programming is independent of
> any particular programming language.  Languages are just the
> representation or notation for programs.  Some are large and complex
> and likely to get in the way of understanding programming (C++);
> others are spare and simple and conceptually clean (Python, Scheme).
>
> I'd begin with Python and then move on to other languages.  Starting with
> C++ is a bit like deciding you want to take up mountain climbing and that
> the first mountain you want to climb is Mount Everest.

While I do completely agree with that analogy, C++ was the first (real) language I learned 
(after Apple BASIC, QBasic, VB, and Java (*I* do not consider Java a real language)) and 
it gave me a broad understanding of the way that any language works. Because I know C/C++, 
I can easily pick up new languages because I don't have to learn new concepts.

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Andrew Gaffney
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