November 16, 2006

MIT making the switch?

Looks like MIT is considering a switch from Scheme to Python for its introductory CS course.

I always thought it was pretty cool that MIT started off their students in Scheme. Probably did wonders for separating those with a deep understanding of Computer Science from the code monkeys.

But hey, Python is a great teaching language, and it looks like Hal Abelson (SICP) is involved in this course as well. I'd be surprised if it's not very well done.

In Technology and Software

Posted by Josh Staiger at 11:47 PM

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