Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!news.albasani.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Subject: Re: Instead of deciding between Python or Lisp for a programming intro course...What about an intro course that uses *BOTH*? Good idea?
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 19:38:12 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 5
Message-ID: <87lhgtyzfv.fsf@jester.gateway.sonic.net>
References: <02dba7aa-8466-4937-a8d8-82ffd03e5568@googlegroups.com> <87wq0gyvyr.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <mailman.333.1431308306.12865.python-list@python.org> <ed1b5d2c-7d29-4102-b310-ee544cf033a3@googlegroups.com> <55515f9d$0$12987$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <569169cf-d232-48c0-bd49-91090e9c0ddb@googlegroups.com> <mitbph$2sq$3@dont-email.me> <complexity-20150512191339@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <d67fa8aa-6ea8-4d22-b8bf-69d6a23392ed@googlegroups.com> <1fdbee0a-b425-44ff-b706-b6b407358bf1@googlegroups.com> <5552b74e$0$12985$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="631d4aa67102f56712a7d69e4aea5bbf"; logging-data="13548"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+6Soy/TgBydwWJ7z4UVhGF"
User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZQXArIErSTsynuiRxrUTOOOAdk8= sha1:I7554glvd2aTE4ZlqaHR328Dd+g=
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:90517

Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> writes:
> As far as I know, only one language designed from theoretical first
> principles has had any measure of mainstream success, Lisp, 

APL was cool back in the day too.