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Index Key:   COM054
Author:      emma j williamson
Subject:     High School computer programming.
Which programming languages should be offered at the high school level?

Response #:  1 of 2
Author:      asmith
Basic, Pascal, and perhaps C... C is the only one they would be likely to
use later in life, but the others are an awful lot easier to learn.

Response #:  2 of 2
Author:      jeffrey p fergin
Agreed.  BASIC and Pascal are good programming languages to learn at the
high school level.  The C language might be good for some of the more
advanced high school programmers.  True, C is more widely used, but it is
also very complicated.  Learning some of the basic programming techniques in
a language like Pascal can make the transition to C much easier.