Andreas Sliwka wrote: > > Steve Lamb wrote: > > > > I don't know, I think if there were a language to start newbies out on, > > it is perl. Don't have to worry about many of the things that other > > languages force upon you yet gives you a good gounding in how those other > > languages work. > > Heaven, no! > > I think its quite a sinn to give perl to a newbie, perl corrupts. I use > Perl since two years and I quite like it, but only because I can choose > to use either imperative or oop thinking in perl and I dont have to > every variable. > > And thats the reason why a newbie should start with a a structured > language like java (oop), pascal (imperative) or scheme > (functional/lists oriented), so she/he learns to order hers/his thoughts > and get a habit of problem solving. Perl gives you every opportunity to > everything in one or two or in any other way, and I don't think that > this is a good start in programming ... > > soryy, my 2 euros
May I add my 2 euros as well, though I didn't read everything in this discussion? I think that OO analysis and design is fundamental for mastering OO programming. My prefered refernces are Meyer, Booch and Raumbaugh (OMT). I think I'd better hide under the table to avoid the flames :-). Mamoun -- Mamoun ALISSALI LIUM Tel: (33-2) -02-43 83 38 47 UNIVERSITE DU MAINE Fax: (33-2) -02-43 83 38 68 Avenue Olivier Messiaen E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 72085 LE MANS CEDEX 9 http://www-ic2.univ-lemans.fr/~alissali
