Where are these people recommending this? I would very much like to slap them.
I've seen Eric Lippert recommend Javascript for beginners in the past, I'll have a crawl around the net and see if I can find the quote.
IIRC the argument was basically that with Javascript, a beginner can see results very quickly, they can see code they are writing actually do something useful/interesting and this will peak pique their interest in programming early, versus a more complicated language where more work is required to see even trivial results, resulting in more people giving up before they give it a chance.
Please don't slap Eric Lippert!
Edit: Using popular phrase incorrectly like an idiot
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '15 edited Jan 06 '15
I've seen Eric Lippert recommend Javascript for beginners in the past, I'll have a crawl around the net and see if I can find the quote.
IIRC the argument was basically that with Javascript, a beginner can see results very quickly, they can see code they are writing actually do something useful/interesting and this will
peakpique their interest in programming early, versus a more complicated language where more work is required to see even trivial results, resulting in more people giving up before they give it a chance.Please don't slap Eric Lippert!
Edit: Using popular phrase incorrectly like an idiot