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Yes, but dumbed down probably refers more to the capabilities rather than the computing power. Phones are great, but aren't really for real work.

This looks like C with many of the benefits you'd get from something like Python where strings and hashes are really easy with the built-ins methods of dealing with them.

How fast is the alpha version and has any work been made for the GUI/Graphics library?

You can't use a lot of the libraries and still get the runtime exception to where it doesn't have to be released as GPL I think.

I really like the language, but the only compiler I'd trust is the adacore one and I imagine it is pretty pricey for commercial work

Damian Conway is a beast.

It is also a chilling documentary on Prime and probably YouTube. Just to think how close we came to losing part of Arkansas and Tennessee...and then to find out how common this was.

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Sounds like a really good policy. Despite what I previously said, some people who have friends that are older seem to get an advantage as if they have enough tests, they might see a familiar problem and generally be aware of the steps to solve it and about how complex it will be without having to reason it out from scratch. This can have a big impact on some exams depending on the professor.

Very true, but a lot of folks (think researchers who have been using Matlab for over a decade) might not have the time or desire to learn Python and rewrite their Matlab code or manage two code bases.

Interesting. At my university it was most certainly fail the course and possibly expulsion.

I'd bet Matlab has more use than you think.

Most engineering students use it, as well as some in math and physics. It is also popular in various aspects of industry (Ex: automotive and aerospace) for prototyping and simulations.

I agree. One issue I find is that many students struggle with the remedial and 101 classes which I honestly think and decent freshman or sophomore in highschool should be able to do. The point is that highschool isn't very successful for many students.

Engineering is a bit different. I found that most of the classes had professors that switched up the problems significantly every year to where old tests didn't help much. Memorization is useless when there are a nearly infinite amount of different circuit problems that can go on the test. You have to actually understand the material and how to apply it in diverse situations. You also typically find that most required classes outside of the math/physics/engineering (Ex: literature and psychology) are pretty simple to ace. I never heard of anyone who had someone write them a paper.

Doesn't Perl6 have a pretty extensive ability to call other languages like Python, Lua, Ruby, C...etc?

Also, there are big differences in the paradigm used. Sure OO is dominant in enterprise software, but there is also functional programming and many others that have a big impact on organization.