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ommunist on July 8, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Python is now the most popular introductory langua...

So Python is the new BASIC. Being widely introduced in the universities, could be the mark of ageing and obsoleteness. Since the university is normally teaching something very irrelevant to the real life, shouldn't the student look around for that emerging tech that will bring him a job in 5 years from now?

krallja on July 8, 2014 [–]

BASIC was taught in universities the year it was introduced.

ommunist on July 8, 2014 | [–]

And it became irrelevant in 5 years or so.

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