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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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[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 hours ago

I would start with Python. It's a fun language to learn, and generally recommended for beginners. Towards the end, I would spend a few sessions on c, not to teach them c but to give them an appreciation for what they get for free in higher level languages.