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Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 16:17:06 +1000
Subject: Re: Instead of deciding between Python or Lisp for a programming intro course...What about an intro course that uses *BOTH*? Good idea?
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On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yep. I'd also use clear function/procedure names to make it more
>> visible, and probably tie this in with loops to show how you can print
>> more than one thing but can only return one. (Generators are a more
>> advanced topic.)
>
> [Structure of] Library function: basic
> Generator: advanced
>
> ?=C2=BF?=C2=BF
>
> If you ask me that's sdrawkcab

You think that generators are less advanced than the notion of code reuse??

ChrisA