On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Kevin Wright <[email protected]>wrote:
> Java on the other hand... Its interest nowadays is purely vocational, > there's nothing Java can offer from an educational perspective that isn't > best served with some other language. I disagree, I think it's currently the best "generic" language that you can teach in school. By "generic", I mean for classes that are not trying to teach a specific language, such as algorithmic or other CS related courses. Java is object oriented, has a simple syntax, tons of frameworks and material available on the web. In other words, it's the kind of language that is going to let students focus on everything else but the language itself. It's perfect to teach the "engineering" part of "software engineering", where students can team up for months long projects, learn how to work together, to debug and write code that does something interesting. Of course, I still think that specialized languages such as Haskell or Lisp should get their share of classes in a well rounded education. -- Cédric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
