http://nicholasarmstrong.com/2009/09/ece-150-programming-samples/ Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:53:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://nicholasarmstrong.com/2009/09/ece-150-programming-samples/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Nicholas Armstrong Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:01:04 +0000 http://nicholasarmstrong.com/2009/09/ece-150-programming-samples/#comment-112 It's been a while since I last read C# Concisely (5 years, in fact), so I'm not sure how the new textbook compares with it. From what I remember, I wasn't a huge fan of C# Concisely; it presented too much content too quickly. I think that's also the reason why it was changed - Starting Out With C# seems to suppress all unnecessary details until the points that it become relevant, and the hope is that students new to programming will have an easier time working their way through it. Knowing too much is sometimes an obstacle, and naivete can be a good way of breaking down the apparent complexity of programming in C#, helping students to actually <em>try</em> the exercises rather than being afraid of them. Only time will tell whether the new textbook makes that the case! It’s been a while since I last read C# Concisely (5 years, in fact), so I’m not sure how the new textbook compares with it. From what I remember, I wasn’t a huge fan of C# Concisely; it presented too much content too quickly. I think that’s also the reason why it was changed – Starting Out With C# seems to suppress all unnecessary details until the points that it become relevant, and the hope is that students new to programming will have an easier time working their way through it. Knowing too much is sometimes an obstacle, and naivete can be a good way of breaking down the apparent complexity of programming in C#, helping students to actually try the exercises rather than being afraid of them. Only time will tell whether the new textbook makes that the case!

]]> http://nicholasarmstrong.com/2009/09/ece-150-programming-samples/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Alfred Lam Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:36 +0000 http://nicholasarmstrong.com/2009/09/ece-150-programming-samples/#comment-111 Do you like the textbook used in the classroom? I heard it is "starting out with C#" not "C# concisely". I do not know why the textbook is changed. Do you like the textbook used in the classroom? I heard it is “starting out with C#” not “C# concisely”. I do not know why the textbook is changed.

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