> Jeffry wrote: > > When I took CS101, I created a Stack ADT in Pascal. I > specifically implemented each procedure (Push, Pop, StackNew, > IsStackEmpty, etc.. ) and learned different approaches to > take to make it all work. > > Moving into Java, the students no longer have to create a Stack > ADT, they merely have to create an instance of the stack class > and all the methods are already there. > > Are they learning as much in the second approach as they will > from the first?
They're probably not learning any more or less. They're just learning different things. Whatever it is they learn instead of implementing a stack must be more valuable than how to implement a stack (since it is /possible/ to roll one's own stack class in Java). Patrick ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
