From: rgallen@qnx.com (Rennie Allen)
Subject: Re: Why one school changed from Pascal to C++
Date: 1997/05/05
Date: 1997-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5kkr0p$29m@qnx.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 336AA099.41C67EA6@cmass.com
Farshad Nayeri (farshad@cmass.com) wrote:
> Kevin Cline wrote:
> >
> > Symbols are used in mathematics because they are easier to read than text.
> > They are used in computer programs for the same reason.
> Well, I'd suggest that the goals of mathematics and computer science
> are different, so we may not want to apply the same principles:
I agree.
> In introductory mathematics, we learn to *use* abstractions.
> (Only advanced mathematicians build abstractions of their own for others
> to use.)
I agree with this statement.
> In introductory computer science, we learn to *build* abstractions.
> (By extension, only advanced computer scientists use abstraction built by
> others.)
But not this. In introductory computer science, students learn to build and
use abstractions (the programming language used typically employs many
abstractions - part of intro comp sci is learning the language).
--
Rennie Allen <rgallen@qnx.com>
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1997-05-02 0:00 ` Why one school changed from Pascal to C++ Philippe Allenbach
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Lance Kibblewhite
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Richard Watts
1997-05-03 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Farshad Nayeri
1997-05-05 0:00 ` Rennie Allen [this message]
1997-05-05 0:00 ` Farshad Nayeri
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Richard Watts
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Farshad Nayeri
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Spencer Allain
1997-05-13 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-15 0:00 ` Kaz Kylheku
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