Comments on: Index https://python4kids.wordpress.com Let's learn Python! Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:20:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: brendanscott https://python4kids.wordpress.com/index/#comment-3210 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:20:02 +0000 http://python4kids.wordpress.com/?page_id=348#comment-3210 In reply to philip stanley.

Thanks Philip

]]> By: philip stanley https://python4kids.wordpress.com/index/#comment-3208 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 05:36:33 +0000 http://python4kids.wordpress.com/?page_id=348#comment-3208 Many years ago I was in charge of the training of raw adult recruits to the new computer technology (circa 1963). The first groups were trained in assembler. Later groups were trained in COBOL (a natural language compiler) the first group attempted to retrain into COBOL, but were never as adept as the group trained firstly in COBOL.
I would make two points on this experience.
1. the first language which one learns is the one in which most ability is shown
2. the computer language should attempt to fit the native language as much as is possible

This poses the serious questions as to the suitability of the current languages Ruby, and Python as base languages on which later languages will be learned, and do they in any way fit the second requirement.

I might add that I found the use of flow charts to display the logic of the program prior to coding was most useful, and then the transition to decision tables to define the logic more rigorously, and detect redundancy. I do not perceive this approach in teaching of Ruby and Python.

Philip Stanley

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