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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (39700)	12/26/2000 2:13:04 AM
From: JC Jaros	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Got it. That was actually something I was somewhat involved with last year. Working with HS students online from back east, I was shocked at the time to learn that the US CS curriculum was established defacto by the US Dept of Ed AP testing policy and what they tested was C++, which meant that was what was taught in the high schools. The better choice of course, was something more practical (and better) like Java, or something that at least taught better programming skills like Python (which I've been teaching to myself lately). That Java is moving in wholesale (and that's how it'll work) to replace C++ is a huge win for Java mindshare. A best case from our perspective; a big deal. That's something to be jazzed about on several levels. The HS instructors just last year weren't optomistitic that the wheels of govt could turn fast enough to replace the C++ thing in any timeframe considered as 'soon'. This is really great. A major* win. -JCJ