From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id RAA19152; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:41:01 +0100 (MET) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA19636 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:41:00 +0100 (MET) Received: from epexch01.qlogic.org ([63.170.40.3]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h2AGewX07881 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:40:59 +0100 (MET) Received: from epmailtmp.qlogic.org ([10.20.33.254]) by epexch01.qlogic.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:42:34 -0600 Received: from [10.20.33.146] ([10.20.33.146]) by epmailtmp.qlogic.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:42:33 -0600 Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:51:23 -0600 (CST) From: Brian Hurt X-X-Sender: Reply-To: Brian Hurt To: Seth Kurtzberg cc: Vee Satayamas , Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Re: In-Reply-To: <200303080206.42988.seth@cql.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Mar 2003 16:42:33.0812 (UTC) FILETIME=[0CB98940:01C2E724] X-Spam: no; 0.00; qlogic:01 caml-list:01 bug:01 faq:01 beginner's:01 beginners:01 bin:01 caml-bugs:01 ocaml:01 caml:01 groups:01 wrote:03 group:04 complicated:04 news:94 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk They're teaching C++ as a first language these days. You simply don't touch on the more complicated aspects of the language. Or don't teach them until you're good and ready to teach them. Brian On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Seth Kurtzberg wrote: > My inclination is that this is perhaps not the best approach. As OCaml is > using concepts and methods from a wide variety of languages, jumping straight > into OCaml might make it difficult for the student to understand and absorb > the different paradigms. > > On Saturday 08 March 2003 01:53 am, Vee Satayamas wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I 'm interested in using Caml as the > > first language to teach student. > > What is your opinion? Is there any > > place use Caml as the first language > > in programming course. > > > > Thank you, > > Vee Satayamas > > > > ===== > > Please feel free to talk to me. > > My homepage : http://www.geocities.com/liberalvee > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > > > ------------------- > > To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: > > http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: > > http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners > > ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners