RE: Education and security -- another perspective (was "ACM Queue - Content")

["Peter Amey" <peter.amey () praxis-cs co uk>]

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> Subject: Re: [SC-L] Education and security -- another perspective (was
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> > I see both of you willing to mandate the teaching of C and yet not
> > mandate the teaching of any of Ada, Pascal, PL/I etc.
>
> > This seems like the teaching of "making do".
>
> And is not making do an important skill?

Absolutely, "making do" is an important skill.  However, those being taught have to be told that they are "making do" 
and made properly aware of the alternatives.  In fact showing them the superiority of the alternatives should help them 
understand the limitations of C and why they need to know how to "make do"!

What is not acceptable is to deprive them of the knowledge of superior alternatives and leave them thinking that 
"making do" is the state of the art.

Peter


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