A request of IT and computer science professionals.......
High school teachers are looking for an industry perspective on what programming languages should be taught in high school....
Some teachers feel that Visual Basic is not useful in industry. Others find that jumping into C# and Java is too much for a student that has no exposure to programming. Another discussion is that some do not agree with the AP Board's decision to switch from C++ to Java. They feel C++ is important because of the demand in industry. I'm also reading that .NET skills are becoming increasingly important.
What thoughts do you have on this?