Posts by luca@sfba.social
 (DIR) Post #APa6hZspcA3758RpGC by luca@sfba.social
       2022-11-14T03:09:53Z
       
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       @web3isgreat _proofread_ the data to restore it? 😂
       
 (DIR) Post #AUtKUJVs61aB2SwWGm by luca@sfba.social
       2023-04-21T05:54:25Z
       
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       @shriramk I tried to love R but it's not really a programming language. There are simple things it does not know how to do, like indexing a table with column names that are themselves variables so you can write generic functions that work on any column.  Well there is a way to do that but it's so horrible it doesn't really count.  It goes up to a level of semi-power and stops. But yes, it was a terrible idea to do Python 3, and it's a terrible idea to change any reasonably successful language.  It is a way of discounting all the work that has been done -- and with it carries the message that ... all work done in it is temporary. But I have no problem getting a stable Python for all students...
       
 (DIR) Post #AUtKUKw8nqBpSEF0r2 by luca@sfba.social
       2023-04-21T18:35:59Z
       
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       @shriramk But yes, my students in my web dev class do fine, but for beginning students, that's why I built our Python class around Google Colab.  No env to set up, automatic revisioning (which keeps students honests), the homework is shared with TAs so they can see what the students are doing in real time, etc etc.  Works fairly well.