[luau] help with learning to program?

[cpaul at telemetrybox.org]

I would be willing to teach an introductory programming class.  For various reasons, the language I would teach is Python, not C.  C is a great language for low-level programming, but in my opinion high-level languages like Python should be taught first.  

It is easy to write bad C or Perl code, but much harder to write bad Python code. Python is a great "base" for learning other programming languages as the syntax of Python encourages good coding behavior.  

Okay, I am getting off of the Python high-horse... =)

Take care,
Charles


On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 02:01:40PM -1000, Dustin Cross wrote:
> Aloha,
> 
>     I want to learn to program!  I was wondering if anyone on the list
> would be interested in teaching a class on C (or Java).  I would be willing
> to pay and if anyone else wanted to attend that would be great.  I have
> thought about taking some college courses, but HPU charges TOO MUCH and UH
> doesn't offer anything for a working person.  I have been a Unix/Network
> admin for 10 years, so I am not interested in intro to computers stuff and
> want to focus on building a solid foundation in C (or Java).  If anyone
> with the knowledge is interested in teaching or anyone else interested in
> learning, please let me know!
> 
> Thanks,
> Dusty
> 
> P.S. - I have started reading a couple different books on C, but always end
> up side tracked with other things and never get very far.
> 
> 
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