After takin' a swig o' grog, OK belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:10:20 +0100, "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>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."
Why? Even if he weren't being sarcastic, C is a fine foundation to
start with. It gets you pretty close to the bare machine model, while
also exposing you to world-class libraries, including pthreads.
It also teaches you what really goes on inside a compiler, so that you
can work on more restricted languages (Java, VB, etc.) with some
knowledge of what they're doing for you.
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"Tricorder readings indicate the presence of hot bitches, Captain."
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