Iian Neill <iian.d.ne...@gmail.com> writes: > And I suspect the fact that BASIC was an interpreted language had a > lot to do with fostering experimentation & play.
BASIC wasn't interpreted. Not always. What matters is not interpreter or compiler, but to have an INTERACTIVE environment, vs. a BATCH environment. As for education, Python makes probably a good BASIC, even if I'd prefer people be taught Scheme. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ A bad day in () is better than a good day in {}. _______________________________________________ fonc mailing list fonc@vpri.org http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
