SOFTWARE-PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE, VOL. 11, 733-740 (1981) The Consequences of One’s First Programming Language RICHARD L. WEXELBLAT Sperry Univac, Blue Bell, PA 19424, U.S.A. SUMMARY After seeing many programs written in one language, but with the style and structure of another, I conducted an informal survey to determine whether this phenomenon was widespread and to determine how much a programmer’s first programming language might be responsible. This paper discusses my observation...