Beginner ?. Why does D suggest to learn java

[Joakim via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Friday, 17 October 2014 at 13:59:03 UTC, ketmar via 
Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> that's why i'm sure that basic programming must be teached in 
> school.
> hey, the whole our civilization will collapse without computers!
> computer programming is the literacy of the new age.

This is nonsense and I see it repeated all the time, with 
code.org and other efforts.  Do you know how to fix your car, 
washing machine, or refrigerator?  No, yet your life would likely 
collapse far faster without those.  You hire somebody to do the 
job if any of those mechanical systems breaks.  Similarly, most 
people hire programmers to do the software work they don't want 
to do.

I will agree that basic computer literacy is important, ie people 
should know their way around a computer or tablet, how to open 
and turn off apps, mouse or touch your way around the UI, etc.  
But beyond that it's a matter of interest: some people like 
Walter want to work on their car or computer, but most people 
don't.

On Friday, 17 October 2014 at 14:00:43 UTC, ketmar via 
Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> yet Scheme will teach how to write functional code. it's a 
> valuable
> knowledge for D programmer.

My first programming language was Scheme in my freshman year of 
college (I wasn't one of those kids programming since middle 
school).  Scheme was fine for the time, though the scads of 
parentheses were annoying, but I think we can do better decades 
later.  D would work fine if it's presented at a level 
appropriate to a beginner, ie not assuming they know anything 
about programming to begin with.