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SIGCSE
2010
ACM
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13 years 7 months ago
Introducing concurrency in CS 1
Because of the growing importance of concurrent programming, many people are trying to figure out where in the curriculum to introduce students to concurrency. In this paper we di...
Kim B. Bruce, Andrea Pohoreckyj Danyluk, Thomas P....
SIGCSE
1990
ACM
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13 years 11 months ago
A philosophy and example of CS-1 programming projects
This paper presents a philosophy underlying CS-1 programming projects, and illustrates this philosophy with a concrete example. Integral to the philosophy is the use of Ada packag...
Richard E. Pattis
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 8 months ago
Python CS1 as preparation for C++ CS2
How suitable is a Python-based CS1 course as preparation for a C++-based CS2 course? After fifteen years of using C++ for both CS1 and CS2, the Computer Science Department at Mich...
Richard J. Enbody, William F. Punch, Mark McCullen
FECS
2009
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13 years 5 months ago
Development of a System for Teaching C/C++ Using Robots and Open Source Software in a CS1 Course
- This paper describes the development of a system for teaching C/C++ using LegoTM RCX Robots in a CS1 college course on introductory programming. The system has been implemented u...
Amy Delman, Lawrence Goetz, Yedidyah Langsam, Theo...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
119views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
14 years 8 months ago
Implications of integrating test-driven development into CS1/CS2 curricula
Many academic and industry professionals have called for more testing in computer science curricula. Test-driven development (TDD) has been proposed as a solution to improve testi...
Chetan Desai, David S. Janzen, John Clements