On Thursday, Aug 29, 2002, at 15:57 US/Pacific, Michael Vanier wrote:
>
> [...] We teach scheme as an introductory programming language at 
> Caltech, and we get a *lot* of resistance even from supposedly 
> open-minded freshmen [...]

Tell them that computer *scientists* need to learn functional 
programming, and that if they really want to take courses in the 
software equivalent of automotive repair, then perhaps they should have 
considered studying at DeVry.

How's *that* for negative?


-- 
j h woodyatt <jhw@wetware.com>
markets are only free to the people who own them.

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