Title :
Not whether Java but how Java
Author :
Wallace, Chris ; Martin, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Univ. of West of England, UK
Abstract :
This paper examines some of the factors governing the choice of first programming language for first year University courses in Computing, the rationale behind our University´s choice of Java, the ramifications of this choice and experience gained from a pilot trial use of Java in a second year object-oriented specialism
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; object-oriented languages; object-oriented programming; Java; University courses; computer science education; object oriented language; object-oriented programming; pilot trial; programming language selection; Availability; Computer languages; Computer science; Cultural differences; Education; Electronic mail; Hardware; Java; Problem-solving; Programming profession;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Conference, 1997. Asia Pacific ... and International Computer Science Conference 1997. APSEC '97 and ICSC '97. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8271-X
DOI :
10.1109/APSEC.1997.640213
