JAVASCRIPT replaces JAVA as Stamford University Introductory Language!

Question

Java has been dumped by Stamford University as one of their introductory language since the language was believed to be too hard to beginners.
The language to replace it was JavaScript since its much simpler than Java.
This is another heavy strike at Java after Google's Kotlin announcement.

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https://www.neowin.net/news/stanford-university-dumps-java-as-an-introductory-programming-language

Answer 1

had to be

1) Khan academy recommends js

2) John Resig, inventor of JQuery and inventor of processingjs recommends it

3) Js is very py like

4) Js is pre installed on every computer

5) Js provides instant result

6) Js is easy

7) Js is ever invading the world - even server side

8) Js makes apps from mobile desktop

Answer 2

One remark is that Kotlin is Jetbrain's language, not Google. Google have created Go language

Answer 3

I heard that kotlin became official android language

Answer 4

Yep, as I know, they are going to make support of Kotlin in Android Studio