Algorithms and object-oriented programming: bridging the gap

Currently there is a serious conceptual and technical gap between ideas emphasized in object-oriented programming and ideas as taught in algorithms courses. We suggest both a paradigm for "re-expressing" algorithms in terms of classes and objects, and a set of criteria relative to which the quality of such re-expressions can be evaluated. A detailed example is provided for re-expressing the algorithmic idea of sorting.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: SIGCSE
• Authors: Paolo Bucci, Wayne D. Heym, Timothy J. Long, Bruce W. Weide
• Keywords: Algorithms Courses, Education, Object-oriented Programming, SIGCSE 2002, Technical Gap