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|    Charles Stephenson to Kurt Weiske    |
|    Pascal Tutor?    |
|    10 Jun 20 01:44:23    |
      TZUTC: -0400       MSGID: 41.fidonet_pascal@1:226/17 2345a960       REPLY: 217.pascal@1:218/700 2335ba29       PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Linux Jun 1 2020 GCC        TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Linux r3.173 Jun 1 2020 GCC 9.2.1       CHRS: ASCII 1       NOTE: SlyEdit 1.73 (2020-03-31) (ICE style)        Re: Pascal Tutor?        By: Kurt Weiske to Charles Stephenson on Thu May 28 2020 08:36 pm               KW> When I was starting out, most of the early CS classes were taught in        KW> Pascal. Later, we moved to C. Pascal was a much simpler language for        KW> teaching computer science concepts than a lower-level language, and it's        KW> ability to easily code quick hacks in it is bested only by BASIC or        KW> another interpeted language.                      I started the basics of Pascal in my teens, and that's why I choose Pascal       over trying to learn 'C'. most that I talked to said if I could get Pascal       down, it would be easier to learn other languages.              Thanks!       --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux        * Origin: The New Frontier ][ BBS [frontierbbs.net:23] - OH (1:226/17)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 120/340 601 123/131 226/16 30 227/114 702 229/101       SEEN-BY: 229/424 426 616 664 1014 240/5832 249/206 317 400 292/854       SEEN-BY: 317/3 322/757 342/200       PATH: 226/17 19/36 261/38 3634/12 154/10 280/464 229/101 426           |
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