This highlights the issue of individual differences. I would guess most of those Cambridge undergrads got 3 (or 4) As at A level. I'm coming across American High School students who are being taught Java and can make no sense of it. I'm not really bothered about able students, who will encounter many languages and paradigms and will understand them all. There is a different set of considerations for them in contrast with those who take longer to understand programming concepts.
I am concerned about students who do not 'get' programming in Java at all. -----Original Message----- From: Lindsay Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 January 2008 15:03 To: Alan Blackwell; Michael Kölling Cc: Walter Milner; Subject: RE: PPIG discuss: Programmer education ain't what it used to be >Based on the discussion I listened to, the statement that >"applicants equate enrolling on this program => becoming great at Java >=> well-paid employment" is not true here, as Michael suspected. No, there it is "applicants equate enrolling on this program => get degree from cambridge, even a 3rd => well-paid employment" Cynically. L. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List (discuss@ppig.org) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
