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<p>Pffft. C++ is just a language—an awful one to learn CS with at that. Why do you think most top schools start with Python now? Easy syntax that lets teachers spend time teaching actual computer science and not C++. C++ should be saved for an object oriented programming course or a straight up C++ course one can take as an elective. I am speaking from experience—the CS I and II classes at my school teach C++ and we waste so much time on the syntax of the language and barely learn any actual computer science.</p>