Re: Types Question

[Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>]

In article <1999Oct9.175929.1@eisner>,
  Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam wrote:

In normal American slang, xyz 101 refers to an elementary
course in subject "xyz". For example one might say something
like "Joe is an idiot, he would probably fail Basket Weaving
101".

So it is not a reference to a particular course, just a
general way of talking about an elementary course. The internet
language these days is basically American English, and yes,
articles are full of american slang of this type, and yes, it
can be confusing if you are not a native speaker (some of the
slang can even be confusing to someone who speaks
British English rather than American :-)

But it is a good idea to try to avoid such phrases if possible.

By the way, if you see a reference to CS1, that's QUITE
different, that's a reference to the ACM CS model curriculum,
and is well understood by educators in CS (one would assume
that even in other countries, educators would make an attempt
to be aware of up to date thinking on CS education in all
countries, not just their own :-)


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