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I don't, you are talking about two completely separate universes. I guess the only time I would introduce Logo to students would be in either an AP Computer Sciences class or in a Master's Computer Science Degree. AP students might benefit from the introduction of a functional language, as well as some tutelage about the history of Computer Sciences. In a Master's Degree a student might dissect one of the implementation's and do a study on how it could be conceived of as a learning tool for students. ActionScript as a learning tool is more about learning broad generalizations one can make across a number of languages, as well as introducing the student to the formalisms of Software Engineering.

From a learning perspective, I think that ActionScript and Flash make great teaching tools. It really helps to have that extra level of visual aid and flash projects can be a lot of fun. Flash projects will allow a student to experiment with more complete projects, and gain some satisfaction from their accomplishments. ActionScript makes full use of C-Like Syntax, is strongly typed, and can develop object-oriented code. It is also a great way to learn event driven programming. C++ is very dry and leaves entirely too much to the imagination. C++ is really a language that should be taught at an intermediate level when the student is a little more ready to get serious about what he or she is doing. There are a lot of rules, and there are entirely too many bad habits to learn that students should be aware of while they are picking them up.

I am finally starting to read my Physical Chemistry book I bought six months ago... It covers quantum entanglement and analogue quantum computing, quite excited! Physical Chemistry Engel & Reid

Well there are more tools for debugging your programs if you buy it. Also it isn't a license to make commercial software and most individuals who program are doing so with the intent to make commercial software; well aside from lab coats and nerds.

http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/ http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/Default.aspx Huh? No! Great now I have Visual Basic installed................yuck! Wait, what do I do with it? => uninstall

Visual Studio has what's known as express editions(they are free) ............ and VS2010 is in Beta release ......... not that I have any opinions in regards to what you learn Cameron or anyone else, it's what I'm currently using until I purchase a copy of 2010 when it is released. It has parallel programing architecture yay!

Fully implemented also through c++??

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/concurrency/default.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/nativeconcurrency/archive/2008/10/28/visual-studio-2010-ctp-available-including-the-concurrency-runtime-parallel-pattern-library-and-asynchronous-agents-library.aspx oooooo parallel vectors maybe they'll have fixed some resizing issues as well..... I'm sure this separation won't be the defining end to c++!