From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:07:18 -0500 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: <1b1d8bb0521313cd9f5228dab91f5c74@kw.quanstro.net> In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] c++ Topicbox-Message-UUID: e10518e4-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > Well, in the unequal world of long-post-apartheid rural South Africa > where I live, my hope is to teach unspoilt, but also uneducated kids > programming using Go on a Plan 9 platform (the teaching, mostly). > Doing the same in C++ or Java would demand much more effort on my part > and much more powerful resources than I have at my disposal. > Eventually, we may get over these obstacles, but by then I'm hoping > the ability to solve problems using Go will already be an asset for > the kids. > > Am I delusional? Maybe, but it's worth a try. that sounds reasonable to me! and good for you. - erik