On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 14:12 -0600, Hans Fugal wrote: > I doubt Java's goals included training students to program in C/C++. > You sound silly.
Well, like it or not, Java is used now as a training language in most CS programs across the country. And yes it is silly. > That's a valid approach. In either case, students are going to have to > _understand_ the memory model of C++ to avoid memory leaks. This doesn't > happen automatically with either approach. True, but having dealt with the harder approach, students may find it easier to work with the easier, better approaches. As a sort-of-related example, I find that in my experience, Linux developers are much, much better able to transition to developing for Windows than Windows developers are able to move to developing for Linux or any Unix. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
