Java likely to be a dominant language as will be learnt and used by a broad group of users
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We have taught 3 full courses and several tutorials
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Popular as widely applicable (growing number of API's etc.) and one gets good graphics outpiut easily.
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Further can use Web to exchange results of your program with peers
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Expect to be very effective in middle and high school programming
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Kids will come to University and jobs knowing and expecting to use Java
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They will not accept Fortran as unfamiliar and less attractive
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They may accept C++ as a later more complicated language
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The bottom up revolution!
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