OK <otto@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:10:20 +0100, "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>> Novell schoolbooks introduce tomorrow's developers to Linux
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Novell today announced a set of schoolbooks to teach open source, Linux
>>> | and basic programming skills to children aged 13-16. The books are
>>> | available now through the Novell Academic Training Partner programme.
>>> |
>>> | [...]
>>> |
>>> | The ultimate goal of the series is to give students a solid grounding
>>> | in programming using the Mono/C# framework.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0704190804.asp?A=ELR&S=Training%20and%20e-Learning&O=FPIN
>>> http://tinyurl.com/2h2hqc
>>
>>*Mono*?
>>*C#*?
>>
>>Blasphemers!
>>
>>They might as well teach them BASIC.
>>
>>To *hell* with that garbage. Teach them C. Give them a foundation in a
>>*real* programming language.
>
> You just found a new way to say "I'm an idiot."
He's right IMO. "C" is the daddy of them all. If you master C, you can
learn any other language. It is, for me, the perfect language. It makes
you think, it makes you care. And if its good enough for the Linux
kernel gods, it's good for me.
>
>>> Maybe Microsoft will deliver free matchboxes to the region (for book
>>> burning).
>>
>>No, I think the .Net bomb that Novell is deploying for Microsoft will be
>>destructive enough.
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Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
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