Re: Good books for a complete beginner!

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:33:50 -0600, "Monique Y. Mudama"
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>Why Java as a first language?

Java is a pretty good first language. Input is a bit too awkward for
a first time language, but that can be fixed with beginner input class
that takes one field per line from the console.

What might be better for getting started, getting the general hang of
things, perhaps an RPN calculator which does not have the complexities
of IO, but still teaches the ideas of loops and if.



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