From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:12:29 +0100 Message-ID: From: Hugo Rivera To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [9fans] c++ Topicbox-Message-UUID: e1159ce6-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Great, you have my admiration, for what's worth. I truly mean that, no sarcasm or anything alike. It would be much better if I could offer my support instead, and maybe some day I could try to do something similar as you are. 2012/11/22 : >> Of course, it depends on the problem considered. But I think the big >> problems in the world have little to do with programming languages, >> particularly c++, which is the topic at hand. > > 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. > > ++L > > -- Hugo