MESSAGE
| DATE | 2003-07-21 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] School Technology
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Despite the fact that useless flamewars occur over different technologies,
one can still make authoratative distictions between different tools
for different tasks, and this task is educating children (or young adults).
And no, no matter how good you are at C and C++, it still would
not be a good language to start teaching with (and I'm sure you know
all the reasons).
I would argue, that they should learn basic C in High School. but let's
learn to walk before we run.
Ruben
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> So if you are a hardcore C fan, and someone wishes to learn C++, are you going
> to recommend one over the other ? Who is to say which is better ?
>
> > Nothing will tarnish NYLXS's name more than suggesting a program
> > and a set of tools which fails to me our targeted goals.
>
> That would be the case if the software in question lacked quality. But the
> software in question does not.
>
> What will tarnish the NYLXS name is when NYLXS is no longer seen as a pure
> catalyst for "good free software" but rather "good free software we happen to
> like".
>
> It is my belief that NYLXS should remain apolitical on recommended software.
> So long as the software at hand is seen as "good free software" NYLXS should
> not recommend one over the other. Instead NYLXS should act as a general
> information provider who can recommend a variety of "good free software" for
> the job. Free software will seem far more powerful when one is able to have
> seven solid tools to get the job done, instead of just one "favored" tool.
>
> Sunny Dubey
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