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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew
Grimshaw<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 18 September 2007 9:57 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Ye=
ar
12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12
SofDev] choosing a language for 2008<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>HI every1</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>as a new teacher of SofDev i am hoping to get some a=
dvice
about which language to use next year</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>the students have used visual basic this year in Uni=
t 1
and 2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>i have basically narrowed it down to a choice
between:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>visual basic, </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>C++
a</FONT><FONT face=3DArial>nd </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>J# </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>what languages do u all use?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>i am also hoping people can recommend some good sour=
ce
books for me to use to get myself up to scratch also - i have not used C sin=
ce
uni and have never used Java</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>thx</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>andrew grimshaw</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>colac college</FONT></DIV>
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