Title :
Pedagogical issues in programming languages
Author :
Minor, John T. ; Gewali, Laxmi P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Nevada Univ., Las Vegas, NV, USA
Abstract :
Choosing a suitable programming language to use in teaching undergraduate courses is a critical issue. This paper discusses some issues in the choice of the programming language that need to be considered by faculty. These issues include choosing C++ versus Java, recursion versus iteration and using the advanced placement tests in computer science. We also discuss and suggest some design criteria that can be used to develop a programming language for undergraduate curricula which is more student friendly.
Keywords :
C++ language; Java; computer science education; programming languages; C++ language; Java language; advanced placement tests; computer science; student friendly programming language; undergraduate courses teaching; undergraduate curricula; Application software; Computer industry; Computer languages; Computer science; Education; Java; Problem-solving; Program processors; Programming; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: Coding and Computing, 2004. Proceedings. ITCC 2004. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2108-8
DOI :
10.1109/ITCC.2004.1286523
