Re: Suitability of Lua as a First Programming Language?

[David Given <dg@...>]

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Patrick wrote:
> The difference between not knowing any programming language
> and learning your first well, is much further then picking up your
> second and third language.

Learning Forth taught me how to program in C.
Learning Smalltalk taught me how to program in Java.
Learning Java taught me the importance of pragmatism.
Learning C taught me the importance of elegance.
Learning machine code taught me how computers think.
Learning Intercal taught me how programmers think.
Learning BASIC taught me what I could do.
Learning C++ taught me what not to do.
Learning Javascript taught me that good ideas can still go wrong.
Learning Lua taught me that getting things wrong can't stop a good idea.
Learning Haskell taught me how much I still didn't know.

I still haven't learnt Cobol.

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