Date   : Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:31:21 +0100
From   : "Colin" <cwhill@...>
Subject: Re: Basic & BBC Basic

 "Andy Armstrong" <andy@...> wrote:
To: "Colin" <cwhill@...>
Cc: "'BBC-Micro Mailing List'" <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Basic & BBC Basic


> On 2 Apr 2006, at 14:12, Colin wrote:
> > I daresay that there are some courses that do teach actual
> > programming but
> > BBC BASIC was SUCH a good way in.
>
> How is it better than, say, Python or Ruby?
>
> -- 
> Andy Armstrong, hexten.net
>
Ah, now there you have me. To me, python is a large snake (or the surname of
Monty)  and ruby is what Dorothy's shoes were made from or a gemstone,
hardness 9 on Mohs scale.
I have no knowledge of any other computer language whatsoever (which, I
presume, is what they are). In that case, I withdraw my remarks regarding
BASIC but still maintain that very little computer work (ITC) in schools is
anything more than using other people's programs.
Colin Hill