DocumentCode
2251470
Title
Smalltalk: The leading language to learn object-oriented programming
Author
Gallud, José A. ; Tesoriero, Ricardo ; González, Pedro
Author_Institution
ISE Res. Group, Univ. of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
fYear
2012
fDate
9-12 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
839
Lastpage
840
Abstract
The use of Java in the first courses of Computing, Computer Sciences and similar degrees is widely accepted. However, many programming professors realize that while is possible for students to use an Object-Oriented language, is also possible to program with them without applying an Object-Oriented mentality. This paper defends the use of Smalltalk programming language as the best option for students to learn Object-Oriented programming and acquiring an Object-Oriented mentality at the same time. This study is based on three years of experience in a course on Software Design.
Keywords
Java; computer science education; educational courses; object-oriented programming; software engineering; Java; Smalltalk programming language; computer science courses; computing courses; object-oriented mentality; object-oriented programming learning; software design course; Communities; Java; Libraries; Object oriented programming; Software design;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS), 2012 Federated Conference on
Conference_Location
Wroclaw
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0708-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-83-60810-51-4
Type
conf
Filename
6354446
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