> > I'll modify my function to look more like yours, going for more > > clarity with only a small sacrifice in efficiency. I can't use the > > nice OOP style, however, because these students have studied only > > functions. OOP is an "advanced topic" covered in a later > course for > > computer engineers, and not at all for electrical and other > > engineering majors. :( > > Yes, I understand your frustrations. > > I try to pitch to other faculty that "ontogeny *need not* > recapitulate phylogeny" with the example of cell phones: > you *don't* need to have used a land line first. > > Start early with objects. >
IMHO, object-oriented programming is like most technologies -- it was developed as a solution to perceived problems. Newbies, who haven't perceived the problems, will have trouble appreciating the solution. -John _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
