Why complicate things?: introducing programming in high school using Python
Linda Grandell, Mia Peltomäki, Ralph‐Johan Back, Tapio Salakoski · 2006
Deciding what to teach novices about programming and what programming language to use is a common topic for debate. Should an industry relevant programming language be taught, or should a language designed for teaching novices be used? Typically, these questions are raised at university level, but in this paper we address them from a high school perspective.