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.

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