On 7/31/2011 0:12, Warp wrote:
> Darren New<dne### [at] sanrrcom>  wrote:
>> I'd never start a student learning on their own with an
>> unsafe language that doesn't tell them when they've made a mistake.
>
>    Using a good compiler with a good debug mode helps a lot.

That's probably true. The only time I've really been using C or C++ lately 
is in environments that were so sucky that's the best they could manage. :-)

I guess if you get a compiler that detects stuff like uninitialized 
variables and you stay away from the native types that are most dangerous, 
it probably wouldn't be too hard.  I'm not sure why you *would* want to 
start with something like that, mind.



When you gaze into the void, the void gazes back. When you cast into the 
void, you get a type error, which just means Nietzsche wasn't a C programmer.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   How come I never get only one kudo?

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