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Should I teach students who doesn't know computer science C or JavaScript first? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 hours ago by ghodawalaaman@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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Hello,

I am thinking about teaching my students JavaScript first so that they can start creating websites and make their career, what are your thoughts?

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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 2 points 6 hours ago

I didn't find the difference in fundamentals between Python and C to be substantial. C felt similar but more unintuitive and more annoying to work with due to having to compile.

Understanding exactly how the sausage is made didn't help me in the slightest. It was needless complexity when I already had a lot to digest.

I understand your perspective but for me it was like throwing up countless roadblocks to the point where I lost all enthusiasm for the subject.

It was many years before I tried again, this time with JS and Python.

These days I'm a professional software engineer.