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Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

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Date 2013-12-12 02:24 +1100
Subject Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 1:44 AM, rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is this need to balance that makes functional programming attractive:
>
> - implemented like any other programming language
> - but also mathematically rigorous

Attractive *to the mathematician*. A more imperative style makes sense
to someone who's grown up with... well, parents...

clean_room()
eat_dinner()

One won't start till the other finishes.

ChrisA

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Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 11:46 +0000
  Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 06:44 -0800
    Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-12 02:24 +1100
      Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 07:41 -0800
        Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-11 15:53 +0000
        Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-12 03:04 +1100
        Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-11 16:18 +0000
          Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-11 20:50 -0500
          Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.org.uk> - 2013-12-12 23:50 +0000
        Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-12 03:25 +1100
        Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2013-12-12 07:13 +1100

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