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		wonger_ 26 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a d... My first programming class was Java. That was 8 years ago. Maybe the curriculum designers thought Java would be relevant for the workplace? The education system always lags several years behind industry trends.

chrisofspades 25 days ago [–]

My first programming was also Java. That was...27 years ago! That's some lag.

marklubi 25 days ago | [–]

> 27 years ago!

Sometimes, I feel like I'm the only old guy on here. BASIC, VB6, .NET, and some Java along the way.

Too many new ones to list, although that might be a whole other problem in itself.

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