Re: Which language would be most helpful?

Easy call, C++ is by far the closest to Perl in spirit and scope. Both are modern general purpose languages (unlike COBOL) based on C syntax and independent of OS (unlike VB).

I recommend a good grounding in formal logic for preparation to program.

After Compline,
Zaxo

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Re: Re: Which language would be most helpful? by coolmichael (Deacon) on Feb 02, 2003 at 20:48 UTC
I recommend a good grounding in formal logic for preparation to program. I couldn't agree with you more. I've tutored first and second year computer science students. In first year we started by learning Java. Second year starts with formal logic and C and Perl. Formal logic seems to have helped everyone I've tutored. They can see why their programs don't work, and avoid many of the "logic bugs" in their programs. I think it puts programmers into a better frame of mind.	[reply]

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by coolmichael (Deacon) on Feb 02, 2003 at 20:48 UTC

I recommend a good grounding in formal logic for preparation to program.

I couldn't agree with you more. I've tutored first and second year computer science students. In first year we started by learning Java. Second year starts with formal logic and C and Perl. Formal logic seems to have helped everyone I've tutored. They can see why their programs don't work, and avoid many of the "logic bugs" in their programs. I think it puts programmers into a better frame of mind.

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