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Dave Critelli <DCritel@ibm.net> wrote in message
news:3785F44E.6C26BC7C@ibm.net...
> Personally I believe it is better to have a good base understanding of
the
> underlying code.  Therefore my vote would be for little to no VCE to
start.
> Otherwise you wont have what you need to think your way out of a
program
> (code) jam.

I used to think the same thing, but the problem is that they spend so
much time in a lab writing code (esp if their typing is slow), they
don't get as much exercise with the actual GUI design. By using the VCE
to "draw" the GUIs (not for connections) they have much more
experimentation time. They can try different approaches to the layout
design, and get through many more labs.

Yes, it is very important to understand the code -- I just don't think
the 4 or 5 days in a Java class should be spent writing GUI code.

Of course after I try this a couple times we'll have to see where my
opinion stands...

> However their is something to be said for learning the VCE.
> Case in point Scott - my recent lack of "tear-off properties"
knowledge.

Well, that's a VAJ-specific thing, and I wouldn't be teaching that in an
intro java class ;)


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