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On the flip side of this, I once had a man lurking in front of a Wallgreens say to me "I'm a COBOL programmer. Got any change?" ;>
I would also like to note just as an additional data point that our local .edu has replaced C++ with Java for the entry-level CS programming class. This irritates me, but as I am merely a newbie myself, I cannot coherently state why, just as I can add little to the original question.

--pvck
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Re^4: Which language would be most helpful?
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Feb 02, 2003 at 20:00 UTC

    Ah - but was he a good COBOL programmer ;-)

    I think you'll find Java replacing C++ for teaching in a lot of place (certainly seems to be true in the UK). IMHO it's a far easier first language to learn and, possibly more importantly, teach then C++.

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