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An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python::The students also learn how to design board games and video games

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[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Java... I started with Java myself when I was a teen. It's not a good idea.

[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think Java is still a good language for beginners. The tooling around it is really good and it catches lots of issues at compile time.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ditto. Been a Java developer for over 10 years and the tool maturity more than makes up for its faults as a language.

[-] starman@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In my opinion, C# would be better for this job. It is similar, but has many features that simplify the code, such as top level statements, LINQ, collection expressions and stuff like that. It's also way more popular in game development and that's what most teens are interested in

[-] kaffiene@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Java is a great language. Still one of the most used languages in the world. Ditto python

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