[geeks] Introductory programming language?

Mouse mouse at Rodents-Montreal.ORG
Thu Sep 1 13:11:26 CDT 2011


[top-posting and no-trimming damage repaired manually]

>>> I also know structured programming is only appropriate in academia.
>> Oh, nonsense.  What _is_ appropriate only for academia is absolute
>> inflexible adherence to structured programming dogma.  [...]
> Call me a peacemaker but it sounds like you did a pretty good job of
> rephrasing what I said

If that's what you meant, then yes, we're in furious agreement.  That
just wasn't how it read to me, which is why I commented.

> and proving Wirth and Dijskstra wrong at the same time ;-)

I'm not sure I'd go quite that far, though. :-)  My opinion hardly
"proves" anything, methinks.

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