Python and Visual Logic©: a good combination for CS0

There are many challenges associated with introductory classes in computer science. In this course, students often get their first taste of computer programming. As part of this introductory course, algorithms, flowcharts, pseudo-code and a high level programming language are often introduced. There can be some concern over the selection of each of these items as we introduce new students to our discipline. This paper recommends Python with Visual Logic© for teaching CS0, the introductory programming course for computer science majors. Python is a full featured, high level programming language. Visual Logic© is a tool which allows the students to create executable flowcharts. These features make Python and Visual Logic© suitable for CS0 and are introduced in parallel.