Using D is a win

[BCS]

Reply to Sean,

> Daniel Keep wrote:
> 
>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> 
>>> BLS wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Walter said : "D is not a language made for beginners"  and further
>>>> : "They (the nubes) should start with Java, VB or someting
>>>> similar."
>>>> 
>>>> I disagree. You can learn Programming using D. You can teach
>>>> yourself advanced programming technics without having a too steep
>>>> learing curve and  without having too much trouble in learning
>>>> exotic language constructs.
>>>> 
>>> Agreed.  My first language in college was Pascal, the second, C++.
>>> D could have been used for both classes... certainly for the second,
>>> at least.
>>> 
>>> Sean
>>> 
>> I'd have to say that D makes a good *second* language, but not so
>> much a good first language.  Something like Python definitely makes a
>> better first language since it allows people to focus on learning how
>> to solve problems.  I personally think it's more important to get
>> them used to problem-solving than "now, do I need a 32-bit or 64-bit
>> int for this? Should I use a struct or a class?"
>> 
>> But then, maybe that's just me :)
>> 
> I think it depends on how an individual learns (though it's difficult
> to build a curriculum to account for that).  Some people have
> difficulty focusing on higher level issues until they know how the
> underpinnings work.  Others are the opposite.  My wife did best
> learning architecture, then assembler, and so on.
> 
> Sean
> 

I whish they would teach it that way more often. I think that it would benefit 
the world at large to have more people that look at computers the way that 
makes you think of them.