On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:13:53 -0500, Jon Brock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... >http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/08/01/08/0348239.shtml > >http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2008/01/0801DewarSchonberg.ht ml >... Since the other thread on this topic went off in a seriously OT direction I'll comment on this thread. That original article seemed to imply that the problem was language- based. I've been out of touch with the educational system(s) far too long to have a really know what is currently taught and how it is taught. I have trouble believing that switching from Java to C, C++, LISP, and Ada is going to fix the problem. (Is Ada common in CS curriculum? I notice the authors work at an Ada development shop. They may be a bit biased.) I think their comment that Java encourages a "pick a tool that works" mentality may be right on, though. Rick Fochtman's question about Radix Partition Tress would make a good test for CS students. I picture a blank stare on the student's faces, but I would love to be shown wrong. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
