Java as first programming language
Said Hadjerrouit · ACM SIGCSE Bulletin · 1998
Due to the new possibilities it opens up on the Web, the Java paradigm has received much attention. As a result, many universities and colleges have introduced Java into their undergraduate computer science curriculum. However, the novelty and popularity of a language do not automatically imply its suitability for the learning of introductory programming. The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the suitability of Java as a first language for students with no programming background.