[Discuss] Functional programming @ UVic (was 'C' string tokenizer for those who hate strtok)

[Jason McGeachie]

> I agree that Pascal is an excellent choice as a first language, and 
> that's what it used to be used most for.  Now I think the only reason 
> it isn't used anymore for first year is because it isn't really used 
> in industry which as I said before is the wrong reason to use/not use 
> a particular language.
>
Pascal has a number of nice features of a first language. Built in 
string support. Begin and end instead of '{' and '}'.
>> Yeah I would like to take a course like that, but I'd probably be 
>> over my head. Isn't there a growing population of students in CSc, 
>> could an intro fucntional programming course be taught? Either a 2nd 
>> or 3rd year course (there aren't really many second year courses).
>
I would take that course if it was offered!