I don't really think you can beat Java. There is a freely available IDE. It creates applications for (large install base). It is an object oriented language. The syntax is straightforward (you don't have to deal with complex point nomenclature, unless you want to for speed). Its a modern language that is as simple or complex as you want.
SCNR.
It's also much easier to depoly your applications.
Welcome to 2015. The age of smartphones and phablets.
Forces new people to develop basically good habits re: code structure and use of whitespace for readability
Just give them a good editor from the get-go and it doesn't really matter. Learning about manually managing your memory is arguably important as well and (the basics) easy to teach.
Processing is a good alternative, btw. Easy and you can do *lots* of fun stuff with very little code and explanation. You also start with a boilerplate.
Exactly, what can C do that python can't efficiently?
FTFY. It's a scripting language. Can be a decent one (e.g. if you don't mind the whitespace), but still a scripting language.
So the [bought] review compares Samsung's latest [tech] against a [competitor] [tech] from [n] years ago that is essentially [x] [tech] generations old.
FTFY. Standard Samewrung practice, nothing to see here. Move along.
You've won today's moron of the internet award.
Right, because I'm the one resorting to an ad hominem.
Unprotected sex with <insert STD here>-people is totally safe.
Now please STFU until you've actually had unprotected sex with <insert STD here>-positive people.
What the gods would destroy they first submit to an IEEE standards committee.
