On Tue, Apr 05 2016, Páll Haraldsson wrote: > Hi, > > I'm convinced Julia is the best second language to learn. Maybe, first, if > tutorials or books are ok, for the right project. What about libraries, > what would you recommend?
It is hard to recommend libraries in abstract, without knowing the project you have in mind. > I try to be cautions when I recommend Julia. Julia should be ok as a first* > language, with a mentor. > > This seemed like a good book for JavaScript: > > https://pragprog.com/book/csjava/3d-game-programming-for-kids > > that I gave to a 10 year-old. I could look into how ThreeJS, just as a > library, fits with the concepts they teach. Any other ideas, that are > appropriate for Julia? > > * I know about Scratch and Alice. But for slightly older kids, Julia seems > better than JavaScript, as a *language*. I don't see how this is on-topic for this mailing list. > Anyone know the status of teaching Julia at Universities? http://julialang.org/teaching/ > Seems only a MATLAB replacement, not yet be there as a first > language. It should be.. "First" language for which group? For CS students who need to learn about concepts, Julia has a lot of features (and thus complexity) that is simply not needed would be a distraction in a first language. On the other end of the spectrum, for students who just need to do basic data analysis (with R or Python), the current Julia framework is evolving and not as polished as it would be eventually. Are you teaching a course somewhere? Perhaps if you explained about the target audience and the topic, you could get more specific advice. But it is hard to imagine a scenario where Julia would be a good first language in its current state. Best, Tamas
