Re: Just teach them Python
Python looks to me as a good choice. But it, along with JavaScript, both have one serious aspect that is lacking - strong (maybe any) data typing.
Yes, it is really handy not to worry about small details like is it integer, float, character string, etc, when you still have to grasp the basic concepts (maths, branching, subroutines, not to re-implement libraries) but I have met people programming in C++ with "more than a year experience" and they don't understand the fundamentals of what types mean to the CPU, etc.
Get my day's rant in early!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
