>>I just finished the "Rise and Resurection of the American Programmer"
>>and in it Ed Yourdon asks a very good question: If you child wanted to get into computers now what language would you suggest?
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>>Would it be FoxPro?
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>I'd go the way I learned in school myself...
>C then move to C++
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>C teaches you the concepts of programming: functions, parameters, recursion, etc. Then, C++ brings you into the world of OOP. In CEGEP (betweem HS and university, only in Quebec), they started by Pascal (pretty good, but it was on a Mac with Think Pascal). Could be an alternative route: Pascal then Delphi for knowledge of RAD. Of course, pascal or C in DOS mode. I figure you have to know where you come from to know where you're going.
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>Hugo

I disagree...

It's easier to show someone how to program using object oriented concepts when then don't have any other concepts in mind. They will think objects from the start.

My 2 cents worth.