Re: [MLUG] good intro to programming for a teenager?

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I'd say Python is one of the easiest languages to learn and use. The 
bitch is unlearning all your bad habits programming in other languages 
taught you. It's a lot less painful though if you've already learned 
other non-C-like languages like LISP or Prolog. Otherwise learning 
Python will make learning those languages a little bit easier.

The real biggest hurdles are learning to use whitespace instead of 
braces and that you can't assign variables inside of an evaluation.

ie

if ( i = i - 1 ) {
print i;
}

becomes:

i = i - 1
if i:
print i


An extra line of code but it makes debugging and maintaining your 
programs MUCH easier. That lil kind of thing is what bugs most 
experienced programmers new to Python. It just doesn't allow you enough 
rope to hang yourself with. Of course all of us have our own lil 
complaints. I'm still fighting with them to add a switch statement and a 
ternary operator. :)

> I've heard that python can be a Bitch to learn.



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Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://kavlon.org


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