Somehow we've arrived at the worst of all possible worlds when it comes to introductory programming languages.https://computinged.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/cs-department-updates-introductory-courses-java-is-gone/ …
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But much less so than Java. And most of the confusion has a purpose. Being confused by pointers helps you to understand memory.
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I'm very grateful I did a uni course in C++ for exactly this reason: being confident around pointers and references is just so useful
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my first (only) formal programming course was C++ for scientists + engineers, in 2004 by far the most useful course I've ever taken
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