RE: HAPPY TRANSGENDER DAY
BY: Dr. What to Mary4 on Fri Apr 19 2024 07:48:00

> -=> Mary4 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
>
> > I don't know a lot about Python except a little bit of syntax. As long
> > as the language promotes structured programming, I suppose it's
> > appropriate for teaching. PASCAL wasn't a great language for a lot of
> > projects but it was great to learn with.
>
> Ma> i wana learn pascal! xD it seems interesting.
>
> Pascal was the "teaching language" of the day. It was the language they tau
> to beginning programmers so that they picked up good habits.
>
> Once you got into larger systems, though, Pascal sort of breaks down. There
> was no way to link in libraries, for example (well, not until later).
>
> Today, the "teaching language" is Python.
>
> Ma> i wish the un diverged
> Ma> from one of the simplist languages to more complex languages like C and
> Ma> ASM :D
>
> It's not the complexity. It's the freedom. Pascal kept programmers tightly
> controlled. Which was needed for a teaching language so that newby programm
> didn't "shoot themselves in the foot". C allowed programmers to shoot
> themselves. But it also allowed programmers to do things that Pascal wouldn
>
> Assembler was complete freedom and many programmers have self-inflicted bull
> holes from using that. But, again, it would allow you to do things higher
> level languages wouldn't.
>
>
> ... Just got a new car for my wife... Great trade...
yoooo assembly is a great language for freedom! <3

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