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Article #4570Re: How to teach computers
From: Steve Barber
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1987 15:32
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1987 15:32
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Garry Wiegand writes that the course he took in comparative programming
languages was a positive experience, and I'm sure it was: for a CS major.
The issue here is what to teach a "beginner", so that they learn what
they "need" to learn. I don't think that the multiple-language approach
in a beginning class is the way to go, as it is far better to be proficient
in something, than to be acquainted with everything, at least when dealing
with such "fundamental" engineering/science skills as programming.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!mordor!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!burdvax!bpa!cbmvax!hutch!rabbit1!barber From: barber@rabbit1.UUCP (Steve Barber) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.edu Subject: Re: How to teach computers Message-ID: <269@rabbit1.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Jan-87 10:32:34 EST Article-I.D.: rabbit1.269 Posted: Fri Jan 23 10:32:34 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Jan-87 12:41:15 EST References: <2030@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Organization: Rabbit Software Corp., Malvern PA Lines: 13 Summary: computer science education