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29 Post author: XiXiDu 29 May 2012 01:17PM

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Comment author: lsparrish 30 May 2012 01:40:12AM 2 points [-]

This is a good point. Being on Linux as a starting point eliminates a lot of trivial inconveniences to programming. For example, it's simple to clone a git repo. Also you're more likely to actually use the command line for everyday stuff, which automatically teaches some aspects of programming.