Java is a better choice for three reasons: 1. It is similair to C++ in syntax but without all the headaches (pointer arithmatic, memory management(etc. 2. It gets people use to coding in OO fashion, which is good 3. Knowing Java makes the transition to C++ so much easier. Python might be a cool language but I'm an academic java punk through and through. -bobby
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Java is a better choice for three reasons: 1. It is similair to C++ in syntax but without all the headaches (pointer arithmatic, memory management(etc. 2. It gets people use to coding in OO fashion, which is good 3. Knowing Java makes the transition to C++ so much easier. Python might be a cool language but I'm an academic java punk through and through. -bobby