[gridspy]

js as taught on kahn is c-like and visual. It's approachable and garbage collected.

Learning languages need to be simple and friendly, not practical. Not saying that they shouldn't understand the full stack eventually.

[wayn3]

A first course in programming needs to teach you the principles. It doesn't need to be practical or easy or simple or any other nonsense.

If you don't understand pointers, you won't ever amount to much. Better to at least be aware that there's something important that you don't get than to be lulled into this "js everythings a mess and its ok that way" nonsense.