Tsarathustra
 @tsarnick
9 Mar 2024
Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people that will still be relevant in 20 years
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Replying to @FFmpeg @WholeMarsBlog
I was talking to my CS prof the other day about this and he said something like he would like to teach C but they teach Python because students could make projects quicker with it which gets them more interested

Mar 10, 2024 · 8:22 AM UTC

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Replying to @RyanZohoury @FFmpeg @WholeMarsBlog
Python first to whet the appetite, then C and/or assembly with an introduction to CPU/GPU architecture. Need to learn the way memory works to understand the implications of written code. Especially in the AI-assisted world we are entering.
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Good arguments either way for starting with Python or starting with C
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Replying to @RyanZohoury @FFmpeg @WholeMarsBlog
They should teach both. I was taught java first, hated it. Then C, loved it. Several years and several languages later they taught me Python. Optimal way to learn is maybe to learn Python as a math tool and C to understand computers.
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Replying to @RyanZohoury @FFmpeg @WholeMarsBlog
I started with python and it was a forgiving way to learn data structures, loops, recursion, etc. I learned C spread over a few classes later and it definitely helped knowing programming basics and being able to focus on pointers, memory, etc. I still love C more than python.
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Replying to @RyanZohoury @FFmpeg @WholeMarsBlog
that's a terrible way to teach CS though
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Replying to @RyanZohoury @FFmpeg @WholeMarsBlog
Python is written in C so either way language preserved 😝
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