Date   : Sun, 02 Apr 2006 15:59:46 +0100
From   : Andy Armstrong <andy@...>
Subject: Re: Basic & BBC Basic

On 2 Apr 2006, at 14:02, Mark Usher wrote:
> Personally, I wouldn't go down the BBC BASIC route to teach new  
> people. Find
> them things that will spark there imagination and give them graphical
> results quickly.
> Plenty of basic programming techniques can be taught with HTML, VBA  
> within
> Word / Excel and Access. Python and PERL also spring to mind.  
> Otherwise VB
> and C# are highly recommended. This is what the IT industry is  
> looking for.
> If an employer sees BBC BASIC on a CV it won't cut any ice, if he  
> sees HTML,
> VBA then he will be aware immediately that the person has a  
> knowledge of MS
> Office and the internet. Exactly the sort of things they are  
> looking for.

Can you explain how it can be morally acceptable to teach kids about  
proprietary languages? I can't see it myself.

-- 
Andy Armstrong, hexten.net