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		jefftk on June 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did we ever think a student's first programmin... I'm not claiming Basic is the best language, or that it doesn't matter what language you start with, but "practically impossible" is clearly way off.

alanbernstein on June 27, 2021 [–]

I think you need to know how many students were introduced to programming with a course in Basic, and gave up programming, to make that claim. Not that I necessarily agree with the quote.

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