D vs Java as a first programming language

[JMNorris]

Sean Kelly <sean at invisibleduck.org> wrote in
news:gbtp36$krc$1 at digitalmars.com: 

> Chris R. Miller wrote:
>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> 
>> It doesn't matter what they're willing to take.  You are the
>> instructor. 
>>    In due time you will make all things known.  For now they need to 
>> just shut up and do what they're told.
> 
> And some will become frustrated and change majors, fail out, etc.

Given some of the cut-and-paste Java programmers out there, that's a good 
thing.  (A friend told his overly soft-hearted boss, when compalaining 
about a co-worker who couldn't figure out why commented out code wasn't 
executing: "Fire him.  It is better that he finds out now that he is in the 
wrong profession than when he is married with two kids and a mortgage.")  I 
suppose, though, that you had in mind students changing majors or even 
failing out for the wrong reasons.

-- 
JMNorris