This guy wrote a paper about informal insights on choosing the first programming language.

Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻

This guy wrote a paper about informal insights on choosing the first programming language. I'm from the team that thinks it really does not matter. But what do you think? #Programming #Learning #AskFedi

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Cory Carson

@mapache The mental model one learns about the machine by using their first programming language sticks with them. Starting folks off in javascript makes it excruciating to explain memory safety.

Stanley Jones

@mapache 40 years later and I’m still suspicious of languages that don’t require you to enter the line numbers manually. #BASIC