Hello JAKKI
11-May-97, JAKKI SOARES wrote to DARIN CROSSLAND
           Subject: Re: Want to learn to program
 JS> Thanks, but not knowing much yet about programming, I think I need to
 JS> ask a few more questions, if you don't mind. For a beginning programmer,
 JS> is C++ the recommended starting place? I know that there are a
if you've never tried programming before - I'd start out with Turbo Pascal.
It hasn't got as steep a learning curve, and for the purpose you're going
to be using it for (I saw your message about students) I'ts problably more
than adequate....
 JS> multitude of languages,ect. , will C++ be compatible(is this a silly
 JS> question?) with my packard smell(oops bell..heheh).Is C++ what most
 JS> on-line games, and education programs are written in? That is what I am
Education programs - normally these do not have the need for the speed, and
flexibleness that C/C++ offers.. Some of them are probably written i C/C++,
but I'd say that most of the use Pascal...
Bottom line : Pascal is easier to use for beginners. There are tons of tu-
torials - and the library is probably stuffed with books on this subject
(not that there isn't a lot of C/C++ info out there, I just think that
 Pascal has better support for beginners)...
But, hey - that's just my opinion... :)
- Leander -
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