[geeks] Java as a first language

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 11:01:36AM -0500, kevin marshall wrote:
>> Please excuse me if this has been covered before, but would any
>> of you recommend Java as a first language, and if not, any
>> recommendations?
> 
> "The Perils of JavaSchools":
> 
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html

I love the quote:

"The recruiters-who-use-grep, by the way, are ridiculed here, and for 
good reason. I have never met anyone who can do Scheme, Haskell, and C 
pointers who can't pick up Java in two days, and create better Java code 
than people with five years of experience in Java, but try explaining 
that to the average HR drone."

Ha!  Excellent!

(I'm a LISP/SML/Prolog coder who picked up Java in one long-ass day.)

Peace...  Sridhar