by Candi
I am not sure who or where it was said that Jinteki v Shaper is not good for learning the game, because I can't think of a better pair.Jinteki is the Corp that best exemplifies the nature of the Run from the Corp side -- bluffs, traps and decent but simple ICE.
Shaper is the Runner that best exemplifies the nature of the Run from the Runner side -- quality Icebreakers, good Rig options and flexibility.
I taught my wife with Anarc v Jinketi (she played Jinteki) and the extra concerns about Viruses (and Parasite in particular, with its chewing away Rezzed ICE) added extra complications to the game that she would have preferred not deal with (she still loves the game, and we played another Jinteki v Shaper and she was much more confident about it afterwards).
I have since taught the game to two other friends and both I taught using Jinteki v Shaper and it was seamless.