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		RandomInt on June 21, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Johnny can't code Also WTF about BASIC with GOTO? You should teach your kid nothing but Python, which helps him understand the functional and OO aspects of programming.

nrr on June 21, 2010 [–]

In looking for a first programming language for a grade school kid, I'm not particularly sure that needing to learn how to write functional or object-oriented code is particularly high on the list of priorities.

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